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Espionage

Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering, as a subfield of the intelligence field, is the act of obtaining secret, confidential, or in some way valuable information. Such information is also referred to as intelligence. A professional trained in conducting intelligence operations by their government may be employed as an intelligence officer.…

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History

Targets of espionage

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Organization

Industrial espionage

Types of agent

Private espionage

Law

Spy fiction

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Espionage

Nodes266
Edges265
Triples193
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007519
Components1

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Espionage

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related to Use against non-spies · 25
Espionage → Act, As, Civil Liberties, Debs, Edward Snowden, Espionage Act, Eugene, Father Coughlin, Human Rights Law Network, In, India, Indian, John Kiriakou, Kashmir, Mohammed Idrees, Much, Pakistan, Some, Stephen Jin-Woo Kim, The
related to Espionage law in the United States · 22
Espionage → Aldrich Ames, Ames, Central Intelligence Agency, China, Chinese, CIA, Eastern Bloc, Espionage Act, FBI, Federal Bureau, For, Hugh Francis Redmond, In, In United States, Investigation, KGB, KGB-officer, Rosenbergs, The, Treason
related to Spy fiction · 21
Espionage → American, An, Attractive, Central Asia, During, English, Great Game, James Fenimore Cooper's, Kim, Loner, New York, Revolutionary War, Rudyard Kipling, Russia, Spies, The, The Spy, These, To, UK
related to Private espionage · 16
Espionage → AEGIS, BAE Systems, BAH, Booz Allen Hamilton, CACI International Inc, CSRA Inc, Frederic Lemieux, General Dynamics, He, In, Leidos, Northrop Grumman, Private, Science Applications International Corporation, These, United States
related to Military intelligence and military justice · 14
Espionage → Article, Chapter II Spies, Customs, Hague IV, However, In, Land, Laws, October, Soldiers, The Hague Convention, This, To, War
see also · 14
Espionage → Agent, American, ChinaCentral Intelligence AgencyChinese, Covert, Federal Bureau, Gannon, Intelligence, InvestigationForeign, List, Soviet, TV Series, United Nations, United States, United StatesClandestine
related to Espionage law in the UK · 12
Espionage → Act, From, Great Britain, Josef Jakobs, National Security Act, Nazi, Official Secrets Acts, Section, Sections, This, UK, World War II
related to How the United States defines espionage · 12
Espionage → Although, Codebreaking, COMINT, HUMINT, IMINT, It, Many HUMINT, OSINT, Oslo Report, Robert Hanssen, There, Unlike
related to history · 11
Espionage → Amarna, Arthashastra, BC, Bible, Egyptians, Greco-Roman, Iliad, King Hammurabi, The, The Art, War
related to Industrial espionage · 7
Espionage → As, German, Industrial, It, Or, Reportedly Canada, While

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Espionageis adisclosure of sensitive information0.90text
Espionageis aviolation of United States law0.90text
Espionageis alarge-scale industry involving a vast array of different companies and individuals who provide a variety of services0.90text
the sizeinstance ofThey can then return information0.80text
strength of the enemy forcesinstance ofThey can then return information0.80text
SIGINTinstance ofwhile the United States has tended to emphasize technological methods0.80text
IMINTinstance ofwhile the United States has tended to emphasize technological methods0.80text
SCG International Riskinstance ofGovernments also employ private companies to collect information on their behalf0.80text
International Intelligence Limitedinstance ofGovernments also employ private companies to collect information on their behalf0.80text
others.Many organizationsinstance ofGovernments also employ private companies to collect information on their behalf0.80text
both nationalinstance ofGovernments also employ private companies to collect information on their behalf0.80text
non-nationalinstance ofGovernments also employ private companies to collect information on their behalf0.80text

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