Before I begin, I would like to clarify that all information in this video is publicly available.
Intelligence agencies are government agencies responsible for the collection,
analysis and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement,
national security,
military
and political objectives.
In the U.S alone, there are 17 intelligence agencies
and types of intelligence gathered varies between agencies.
For OPSEC reasons, I will not be discussing any intelligence collection disciplines.
For starters, intelligence agencies can be classified into 3 types.
Depending on countries, these agencies may have overlapping roles and responsibilities.
Domestic agencies are generally responsible for security intelligence
to safeguard against domestic threats such as terrorism,
criminal intelligence to support law enforcement,
and counter-intelligence to safeguard against espionage from foreign agencies.
While the US FBI performs all 3 roles,
in the UK, the MI5 is responsible for security intelligence and
counter-intelligence whereas criminal intelligence falls under the NCA.
There are several domestic agencies in Singapore.
The Internal Security Department is mainly responsible for security intelligence.
The ISD falls under the Ministry of Home Affairs and draws its manpower from the police force.
Notable operations include Operation Coldstore in 1963 with 113 "communist sympathizers" arrested,
Operation Spectrum in 1987 with 16 arrested for Marxist conspiracy
and the arrests of Jemaah Islamiyah members.
The Police Intelligence Department of the Singapore Police Force
is responsible for criminal intelligence.
The PID works closely with various departments such as the CID,
land divisions
and intelligence division of the Central Narcotics Bureau
to support law enforcement.
The Military Security Department under the Ministry of Defense
is mainly responsible for counter-intelligence.
The MSD works closely with other agencies such as the ISD
against security threats such as foreign espionage
and subversion.
Foreign intelligence services are responsible
for collecting intelligence pertaining to foreign states.
The US CIA, UK's MI6 and Israel's Mossad are examples of foreign intelligence services.
A Singapore intelligence organization is coming out of the shadows for the first time.
The Security and Intelligence Division is the
secretive agency responsible for foreign intelligence.
Although it falls under the Ministry of Defence,
it holds a certain degree of independence and reports directly to the Prime Minister's Office.
In Lee Kuan Yew's book, it was revealed that SID played a role
in supplying weapons to anti-communist forces during the Cambodian Civil War.
In August 2013, it was reported that SID worked closely with Australian Signals Directorate
to tap undersea fiber optic cables linking Asia and the Middle East.
Singapore neither confirm nor deny this.
Military intelligence organizations
are responsible for collecting intelligence for defence planning
and military operations.
The U.S Office of Naval Intelligence, UK's Defence Intelligence
and Israel's Aman are examples of military intelligence organizations.
Singapore's Military Intelligence Organisation
comprises several sub-sectors; the Joint Intelligence Directorate,
Army Intelligence,
Naval Intelligence Department,
Air Intelligence Department and other subunits.
Some notable operations include operations in the Gulf of Aden
and Afghanistan.
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