Top 10 Intelligence Agencies in World


3. DGSE- France

Formed: April 2, 1982

The Directorate-General for External Security is operating under French ministry of defense. DGSE is notable for performing paramilitary and counter-intelligence operations abroad and claims to have prevented more than 15 terrorist attacks in France after the infamous 9/11.

It was involved in many cold-war era controversies like rivalries between American agencies and sinking of the Greenpeace ship “Rainbow Warrior.”

4.FSB- Russia

Formed: April 3, 1995

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation is the main successor agency of the famous KGB of the Soviet Union. It handles counter-intelligence, border and internal security and counter terrorism.

It is included in many operations including Moscow Theatre hostage release in 2002 and exposing 199 foreign spies in the year 2011.