World Top 5 Best Intelligence Agencies in the 2014
An intelligence agency is a government agency responsible for the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information and intelligence in support of law enforcement, national security, defense and foreign policy objectives Foreign affairs. Means of information gathering are both overt and covert and may include espionage, communication interception, crypt analysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public sources. The assembly and propagation of this information is known as intelligence analysis or intelligence assessment.
These are the World’s 5 best intelligence agencies of 2014
1. Inter service intelligence (ISI), Pakistan
| Inter-Services Intelligence |
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| Director General : Rizwan Akhter |
| Department : Intelligence |
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| Established : 1948 |
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Inter Services Intelligence (#ISI) is Pakistan’s premium intelligence agency having great record of success over the world. ISI was founded in 1948 by General #Robert Cawthome after Indo-Pak just a year after partition. Due to their great track record in Afghanistan, Iran, Bosnia, India, USSR and America In the list of top ten world’s best intelligence agencies 2014, this intelligence agency is deserved at 1st number. The ISI was structured to be manned by officers from the three main military services, and to specialize in the collection, analysis and assessment of external intelligence, either military or non-military.
2. Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, United States
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | September 18, 1947 |
| Headquarters | George Bush Center for Intelligence Langley, Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S |
| Agency executives | John O. Brennan |
| Department | Intelligence |
Central Intelligence Agency was formed in September 18, 1947. Before 9/11 attacks CIA was ranked as best intelligence agency in the world. Currently more than 21,575(classified) employees are working in CIA. With a great success records of the time CIA ranked as 2nd best intelligence agency in the world. The CIA’s headquarters is in Langley, Virginia, a few miles west of Washington, D.C. CIA commonly operates from different locations of U.S.A.
3. Secret Intelligence Services/MI6, United Kingdom
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| Formed | 1909 as the Secret Service Bureau |
| Jurisdiction | Her Majesty’s Government |
| Headquarters | SIS Building, London, UK |
| Employees | 3,200 (2012–13) |
| Annual budget | Single Intelligence Account |
| Minister responsible | Philip Hammond, Foreign Secretary |
| Agency executive | Sir John Sawers, Chief of the SIS |
Secret Intelligence Services also known as MI6 was founded in 1909. Currently they are operating from SIS Building, London, UK. At least 3,200 classified employees are providing their services in SIS. SIS responsible for protecting the UK’s internal security. Includes overview of work, history and relationship with other countries. In the list of top ten world’s best intelligence agencies 2014 SIS ranked as 3rd most effective and successful intelligence agency. No doubt that this intelligence agency is one of the best intelligence of the world.
4. Ministry of State Security (MSS), China
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| Jurisdiction |  People’s Republic of China |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
| Agency executive | Geng Huichang, Minister of State Security |
The Ministry of State Security founded in 1949 and is the security agency of the people’s republic of China. Ministry of State Security is responsible for counter-intelligence, foreign intelligence and political security. Commonly MSS gather information about the enemies of Communist Party of China. In the list of top ten world’s best intelligence agencies MSS ranked as 4th best intelligence agency of the world. Geng Huichang is director of MSS and offices are located in Beijing, China.
5. Federal Security Services (FSB), Russia
| Common name | Federal Security Service |
| Abbreviation | FSB (ФСБ) |
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| Formed | 12 April, 1995 |
| Preceding agency | KGB |
| Employees | around 200,000–300,000 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Federal agency | Russia |
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| Headquarters | Lubyanka Square, Moscow,Russia |
Federal Security Services is the principal security agency of Russian Federation and its main responsibilities are within the country to gather counter-intelligence, internal and border security, counter-terrorism and surveillance as well as investigation some other types of the grave crimes. In the list of top ten world’s best intelligence agencies 2014 FSB ranked as 5th best intelligence agency. .
