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Central Intelligence Agency, CIA

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a foreign intelligence service of the US Government. It is focused on overseas intelligence gathering and analyzing security information.

Since it was formed in 1947 it has increasingly expanded its role to now include covert paramilitary operations. Here you find an automatic compilation of all DW content referring to the CIA.

Havana syndrome: Pulsed electromagnetic energy likely behind illness

Havana syndrome: Pulsed electromagnetic energy likely behind illness 02.02.2022

US intelligence agencies say the so-called Havana syndrome is likely caused by a concealable electromagnetic energy source. A report said symptoms "cannot be easily explained by known environment or medical conditions."

CIA sees no foreign role in 'Havana Syndrome' 21.01.2022

It was a story straight out of a spy novel. A mysterious weapon used by hostile agents to target US diplomats. But, now the CIA says most cases of “Havana Syndrome” were the result of stress. Brent Goff speaks to the authors of “Havana Syndrome: Mass Psychogenic Illness and the Real Story Behind the Embassy Mystery and Hysteria” Robert W. Baloh and Robert. E Bartholomew.

CIA cast doubt on 'Havana syndrome' being a foreign attack — reports

CIA cast doubt on 'Havana syndrome' being a foreign attack — reports 20.01.2022

Most cases of the mysterious health condition, dubbed "Havana syndrome," are unlikely to have been caused by a foreign power, according to an interim CIA report cited by the US media.
US releases cache of secret JFK assassination files

US releases cache of secret JFK assassination files 16.12.2021

US officials have released thousands of pages of documents from investigations into the 1963 assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. The files show investigators cast their net wide.
From Watergate to Pegasus spyware: How surveillance methods have developed

From Watergate to Pegasus spyware: How surveillance methods have developed 22.07.2021

Surveillance methods used by governments and others have become more and more sophisticated — and cheaper and easier to implement as well.
US: FBI shoot armed man trying to enter CIA headquarters

US: FBI shoot armed man trying to enter CIA headquarters 04.05.2021

The man has been transferred to a hospital for medical attention, after a failed attempt to get into the high-security building.
Opinion: Saudi crown prince has blood on his hands

Opinion: Saudi crown prince has blood on his hands 27.02.2021

Washington has made a U-turn in its relations with Saudi Arabia after a CIA report made it very clear what role the crown prince played in journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder in 2018, says DW's Rainer Sollich.
Fakhrizadeh killing: Iran's security apparatus under scrutiny

Fakhrizadeh killing: Iran's security apparatus under scrutiny 28.11.2020

Nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was one of the best-protected people in Iran. His assassination has cast a damming light over the country's security apparatus.
US: Former CIA officer charged with spying for China

US: Former CIA officer charged with spying for China 18.08.2020

A former employee of the CIA and FBI has been charged with passing on secret information to China. There has been a spate of such cases in recent years.
Iran executes man convicted of spying for CIA, Mossad

Iran executes man convicted of spying for CIA, Mossad 20.07.2020

Mahmoud Mousavi Majd had been found guilty of spying on the late Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani. He had worked as an English and Arabic language translator in Syria.

Iran to execute man accused of helping US spy on slain general Qassem Soleimani

Iran to execute man accused of helping US spy on slain general Qassem Soleimani 09.06.2020

The Iranian man is accused of passing on information about the whereabouts of top Revolutionary Guard General Qassem Soleimani to the US and Israel. Iran later said the information was not tied to Soleimani's death.
'Wind of Change': The Scorpions and the CIA

'Wind of Change': The Scorpions and the CIA 25.05.2020

Did the US intelligence agency, and not the German rock band Scorpions, compose the power ballad "Wind of Change" to help topple the Communist Bloc? A podcast by New Yorker writer Patrick Radden Keefe looks into it.
The ratlines: What did the Vatican know about Nazi escape routes?

The ratlines: What did the Vatican know about Nazi escape routes? 01.03.2020

After World War II, thousands of Nazis fled to South America along so-called ratlines — often with the help of Catholic clergy. The Vatican is now opening its archives from the time. Will it be a moment of truth?
How the US's CIA and Germany's BND spied on world leaders

How the US's CIA and Germany's BND spied on world leaders 12.02.2020

In 2013, Edward Snowden exposed the extent of the US's surveillance on global telecommunications. Starting in the 1970s, Germany's BND and the US's CIA used a Swiss front company to spy on world leaders for decades.
Report: US, Germany spied on countries for decades via Swiss encryption firm

Report: US, Germany spied on countries for decades via Swiss encryption firm 11.02.2020

Western intelligence acquired top secret information on global governments through their hidden control of an encryption firm, Crypto AG, according to media reports. Swiss authorities are investigating the allegations.
Iran sentences alleged CIA spy to death

Iran sentences alleged CIA spy to death 04.02.2020

A spokesman for Iran's judiciary has said one man was to be executed as a US spy. Two other suspects were given jail sentences.
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