POL20400 Exam 3: Foreign Intelligence

Cabinet Structure

Structure of British intelligence

MI-5

The British domestic intelligence service — responsible for terrorism, CI, WMD proliferation, threats to economy and cyberspace

MI-6

The British secret (foreign) intelligence service — responsible for HUMINT, collection, and conducting covert action

Government Communication Headquarters

SIGINT, similar to NSA

Terrorism and Cyber

British top intelligence priorities

CNR

Part of the French president’s office and gives a daily intelligence summary to president

DGSE

Main organization in the France IC — responsible for strategic intelligence, HUMINT, SIGINT, operations

Minister of Defense

Who the French DGSE reports to

DGSI

Responsible for France IC’s counterintelligence, combating terrorism and violet extremism, and WMD

DRM

Responsible for France’s military intelligence and imagery

DPSD

Handles France IC’s military counterintelligence and the political surveillance of the military

Mossad

In Israel, the organization responsible for HUMINT, covert action, foreign liaison, and counterintelligence. Along with producing intelligence reports under the direct control of the Prime Minister.

Shin Bet

In Israel, is responsible for counterintelligence and national security, provides targeting intelligence for both the IDF and Mossad’s assassination programs

Terrorism, economic issues, cyber

Main priorities of French Intelligence

Terrorism, WMD proliferation, Middle Eastern neighbors

Main priorities of Israel Intelligence

First Directorate in KGB

In Russia, the responsibilities are HUMINT, counterintelligence, propaganda, and disinformation — became SVR

GRU

The Russia military intelligence including HUMINT, SIGINT, IMINT

Terrorism and Power

Main priorities of Russia intelligence

Ministry of State Security

Runs China’s IC, both the foreign and internal intelligence

Central Military Commission of the Communist Party

The most powerful body in China’s IC

Economic data, military equipments, reconnaissance, attacks on critics, internal, and regional dynamics

Main priorities of the China IC