Episode Details

Most people know the CIA and MI6, but there's a hidden layer of intelligence work that happens between nations, not inside them. This episode maps the supranational bodies — EU INTCEN, NATO's intelligence structures, the Club de Berne, and the Counter Terrorism Group — that aggregate and analyze intelligence without ever collecting it themselves. We explore how these fusion centers actually work, why nations willingly share analysis but fiercely resist creating any genuinely independent collection capability, and what a recent cross-border attack reveals about the limits of international trust.