Concept information
Preferred term
intelligence agencies
Definition
- Although based in national governments, intelligence agencies in the global era interact and share information on a transnational level. Intelligence agencies are formal organizations that support the executive branch of a government in the gathering and analysis of intelligence, defined as information relevant to formulate and implement a state's foreign and security policy, and in handling threats to its national interest. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Intelligence Agencies]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/intelligence_agencies
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