intelligence sharing
Exchanging secret information
Intelligence sharing is the exchange of information between government agencies, military units, or allied nations—particularly data about threats, security risks, or foreign activities.
The practice aims to prevent attacks and coordinate responses: Intelligence sharing between the FBI and CIA improved after 9/11.
The term often surfaces in discussions of counterterrorism, where failures to share intelligence have had catastrophic consequences.
- counterterrorismCombating organized political violence
- joint task forceUnified multi-organization team
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- need-to-knowAccess limited by necessity
- eyes onlyRestricted to intended recipient
surveillance · reconnaissance · compartmentalized · liaison officers · back channels · treaties · defense pacts · Five Eyes · threat detection · SIGINT · multilateralism · deterrence · forensic analysis · tradecraft · dead drop · foreign assets · informants · leaks
- Anglo-American Relationsspecial relationship, Five Eyes, NATO alliance, Lend-Lease, military alliance
- anti-piracynaval patrol, naval patrols, escort mission, hostage rescue, warships
- Intelligence AgenciesCIA, FBI, NSA, MI5, MI6
- international cooperationtreaties, trade blocs, trade deals, defense alliances, alliances
- International Law EnforcementInterpol, Europol, extradition, police cooperation, red notices
- Interpolred notice, wanted list, member countries, secretary general, police cooperation
intelligence sharingcompartmentalization
Division into distinct sections
secret keeping · classification · secrecy · stovepiping · information silos
intelligence sharingcounterintelligence
Defense against enemy espionage
espionage · disinformation · information warfare · counterespionage · misinformation
intelligence sharingconcealment
Act of hiding something
cover-up · suppression · censorship · redaction · information blackout