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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was the successor to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) after the Second World War. Its heyday was during the Cold War. CIA considers itself as the senior intelligence service among the US Intelligence Community. Before the establishment of the Defense Clandestine Service (DCS), it was the only agency able to carry out clandestine operations, through its National Clandestine Service (NCS).

UNITED KINGDOM 11/01/2007

ArmorGroup Takes New Tack 

Anxious to diversify its sources of income, Britain's ArmorGroup has just laid out GBP 1 million to acquire the small [...]

Spotlight UNITED STATES 21/12/2006

Pentagon Mulls Shift in Oil Policy 

The leading consumer of gasoline in the United States, the Department of Defense, is desperately seeking ways to reduce its energy bill and limit its dependency on oil and gas. But that operational objective could shortly take a more political [...]

TAIWAN 21/12/2006

Taiwan Updates PSYOPS 

Taiwan is planning to upgrade one of the most renowned weapons in its secret war against China, the GPWD. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 21/12/2006

U.S. Firms Seek Intelligence Market 

Several American consultancies that work regularly under contract for American intelligence agencies are seeking to export their services to Europe by winning work in Britain. [...]

Spotlight SAUDI ARABIA 07/12/2006

The princes who want to take on Iran & Iraq 

Although it has cautiously kept its distance from the Iraqi conflict, Saudi Arabia now strands the risk of being drawn into the cauldron - faced with Iran's increasing activism and Washington's temptation to withdraw its forces, Riyadh is ringing with [...]

UNITED STATES 07/12/2006

CIA's Private Network to Carry its Prisoners  Free

In a report published on Nov. 16, the European Parliament shed light on a huge network of private companies allegedly employed by the CIA to covertly transport its prisoners. [...]

FRANCE 07/12/2006

When the CIA Refused French Help in Iraq 

A book published by Tyler Drumheller, who was in charge of the European division at the CIA’s Directorate of Operations [...]

UNITED STATES 07/12/2006

Gates' New Team at Pentagon 

The expected confirmation of Robert Gates as secretary of defense this week will give rise to new appointments. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 07/12/2006

AIG Hires ex MI6 Boss 

AIG Hires ex MI6 Boss. Director of MI6 until August, [...]

Spotlight UNITED STATES 23/11/2006

Fight Shaping Up Over Intelligence in Congress 

American intelligence agencies are likely to be among the first to feel the impact of the change in majority in Congress; in controlling both the Senate and House in January, the Democrats will want the DIA, CIA and NSA to [...]

UNITED STATES 02/11/2006

New Senate Hearings on Iraq 

The U.S. military presence in Iraq will be examined once again by the Senate immediately after the mid-term elections. [...]

NORTH KOREA 02/11/2006

Kim Jong-il's Crowd Likes Paris 

In recent years Paris has become a favourite haunt of the North Korean nomenclatura. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 02/11/2006

Qinetiq Offers Post to Ex- CIA Boss 

Qinetiq Offers Post to Ex- CIA Boss. Former CIA director [...]

PAKISTAN 19/10/2006

Intellligence Rift Profits Musharraf 

Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf is walking a tightrope as internal rifts widen in his intelligence agencies. [...]

NORTH KOREA 19/10/2006

Death of Nuclear “Mentor” 

North Korea’s nuclear test on Oct. 9 completely eclipsed the death of the mainstay of the country’s security and espionage system, vice marshal Paek Hak-rim. [...]

UNITED STATES 19/10/2006

Preston Gates Ellis a Home for ex-Security Bosses 

Cresencio Arcos, who headed the international affairs service of the Department of Homeland Security for two years, has just joined [...]

CHINA 05/10/2006

A “Multi-Polar” Military Strategy 

General Zhang Qinsheng, deputy chief of staff of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is having an ever-increasing say in Chinese strategy. [...]

CHINA 05/10/2006

Ex-CIA Station Chief in Private Move 

A long-serving CIA station chief in China, Keith Riggin has just set up a business intelligence and security firm specializing in Asia. [...]

CAMBODIA 21/09/2006

Sleeper Cell in Europe? 

According to our sources, Cambodian intelligence agencies recently identified a new terrorist sleeper cell in Europe. They began their probe [...]

UNITED STATES 21/09/2006

Hayden Seeks to Break Down Walls Within CIA 

Four months after taking over as head of the CIA, Michael Hayden has underlined his determination to have the agency [...]