Bills C - 44 and C - 51 envision unprecedented disruptive and secretive powers for CSIS; a new criminal offence of promoting terrorism, in general, which will unquestionably clash with free expression; enhanced information sharing with foreign intelligence agencies; and a broadened sense of national security which extends beyond acts of terrorism into expansive notions of security which include Canada's «financial and economic stability». (slaw.ca)
Emerging details of the professor's scientific and political life have strengthened the accusation by opponents of Iran's regime that the murder was sponsored by pro-government forces and not by foreign intelligence agencies, as Iranian authorities claim. (sciencemag.org)
Apart from that there is the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)[which] is a civilian foreign intelligence agency of the U.S. Government, tasked with gathering, processing and analyzing national security information from around the world. (politics.stackexchange.com)