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The CIA vs. The KGB

The CIA vs. The KGB. By: Paige Reinhardt. History of the CIA. Began as the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Formed during WWII to coordinate espionage Established in 1947 when President Truman signed the National Security Act. Today’s CIA.

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The CIA vs. The KGB

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  1. The CIA vs. The KGB By: Paige Reinhardt

  2. History of the CIA Began as the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Formed during WWII to coordinate espionage Established in 1947 when President Truman signed the National Security Act

  3. Today’s CIA Responsibility: To provide national security intelligence to senior US policymakers The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (signed by President Bush) Headquarters: Fairfax County, VA AKA: “The Company” or “The Agency”

  4. The Director of the CIA Nominated by the President with consent from the senate Manages operations, personnel, and budget Leon Panetta (2009-Present)

  5. The Four Basic Components • National Clandestine Service: • Human Source Intelligence • Live and work overseas • Directorate of Intelligence: • Analyze intelligence and produce reports etc. • Directorate of Science and Technology: • Gather information to facilitate execution of the mission • Directorate of Support: • Provides 24/7 support

  6. What do they do? Collect info about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals to advise policy makers Conduct covert operations https://www.cia.gov/index.html - video

  7. Strategic Intent 2007-2011 The roadmap for the next five years Enables them to operate as a team and fulfill the most important missions

  8. History of the KGB Originated as the Cheka in Dec. 1917 Headed by Felix Dzerzhinshy Became the KGB on March 13, 1954 Originally controlled by the Council of Ministers

  9. The KGB in Recent Years The National Security Agency of the USSR Headquarters: Moscow, Russia Has special departments in all major factories, enterprises and government institutions Pronunciation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ru-KGB.ogg#file

  10. What did they do? • Perform clandestine operations to further Soviet foreign policy goals • Ex: disinformation • Thought to support international terrorism • Helped organize military training and provide arms to third world, leftist guerrillas • Arrest and investigate political and economic crimes within Russia

  11. End of the KGB August of 1991: head officials were arrested including Boris Yeltsin, Col. Boris B, Vladimir Kryuchkov VadimBakatin took over but signed a decree to abolish the KGB in October 1991 KGB dissolved along with the USSR

  12. Who Took Over State Security? Many organizations including the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Federal Agency for government Communications and Information, and the Federal Security Service A law was drafter to reinstate the a single state security organization in October 1997 however it was not supported by the Russian Government

  13. Similarities Both ran similar clandestine operations and spy networks, but they used information in different ways Both received government support

  14. Differences The KGB supported terrorism while the CIA fights terrorism The KGB held a monopoly in the world of espionage and used their powers in detrimental ways The KGB was more experienced and held more power during the Cold War Cultural differences between KGB and CIA

  15. Impact on Globalization KGB had a huge impact on world peace up until the early ‘90s CIA currently links together and works closely with nations throughout the world Counterintelligence is still a top priority in the US which has deep connections in most countries

  16. References • "About CIA &mdash; Central Intelligence Agency." Welcome to the CIA Web Site &mdash; Central Intelligence Agency. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. <https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/index.html>. • "Central Intelligence Agency -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA>. • "Former CIA and KGB agents share inside look at espionage." Google. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. <http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:7Etp75NdkLwJ:www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2003/spies031303.html+the+CIA+compared+to+the+KGB&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us>. • "KGB -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGB>. • "KGB Committee for State Security - Russia / Soviet Intelligence Agencies." Federation of American Scientists. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. <http://www.fas.org/irp/world/russia/kgb/index.html>. • Pictures: • http://images.brisbanetimes.com.au/2009/07/16/636385/Leon-Panetta-420x0.jpg • http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/world_pol98.jpg • http://defendingtheblueline.com/US_FLAG.jpg • http://www.coldwar.hu/html/en/finding_aids/flags/Flag_USSR.jpg

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