Lesson 3/35 min
Interpol, Europol and intelligence agencies
INTERPOL
- Full form: International Criminal Police Organization
- Formed in 1923 in Vienna (its first headquarters)
- Headquarters now at Lyon, France
- 196 member countries; governed by its General Assembly
- Secretary-general: Valdecy Urquiza (Brazil), for five years from November 2024
- Bangladesh joined in 1976 (as one source states)
EUROPOL
- European Police Office; the EU's law-enforcement agency
- Headquarters The Hague, the Netherlands
- Convention in force 1 October 1998; fully operational 1 July 1999
- European Police College (CEPOL): Bramshill (UK) in one source; headquartered in Budapest since 2014
Famous intelligence agencies
| Country | Agencies |
|---|---|
| United States | CIA (headquarters Langley, Virginia), FBI, NSA |
| United Kingdom | MI5, MI6 (SIS) |
| Pakistan | ISI |
| Israel | Mossad (headquarters Tel Aviv), Aman |
| China | MSS |
| India | RAW |
| Russia | FSB |
| Germany | Federal Intelligence Service (BND) |
| Iran | VEVAK |
| France | DGSE |
| Australia | ASIO |
Five Eyes
- An intelligence alliance of five countries: the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Watch out: One source's list includes the CBI, Blackwater, Fair Fax and 'Savak' (under Israel). The CBI is India's police investigation agency, Blackwater was a private military company and SAVAK was Iran's old intelligence agency, so they are left out here. India's intelligence agency is RAW.
Check yourself
Where is INTERPOL headquartered?
At a glance
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INTERPOL's headquarters are at Lyon, France; 196 members; formed in Vienna in 1923.
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INTERPOL stands for International Criminal Police Organization.
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Europol is headquartered in The Hague; fully operational from 1 July 1999.
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CIA and FBI (US); MI6 (UK); ISI (Pakistan); Mossad (Israel); RAW (India).
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Five Eyes: the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.