This is a list of
secret police
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organisations and
intelligence agencies
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which are fictional:
Contemporary world
Notes
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Superheroes
Science-fiction
Dystopian futures
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Star Trek
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Tal Shiar
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– Romulan secret police and intelligence agency
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Obsidian Order
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– Cardassian secret police and intelligence agency
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Starfleet Intelligence – Federation intelligence agency
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Section 31 – Rogue and officially nonexistent Federation intelligence organization
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V'Shar – The Vulcan Intelligence & Security agency
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Star Wars
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'' Universe
* Imperial Intelligence – intelligence arm of the
Galactic Empire
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* Imperial/Sith Intelligence – intelligence arm of the reborn Sith Empire
* Imperial Security Bureau (ISB) – secret police of the Galactic Empire
* Imperial Inquisition - Jedi hunters of the Galactic Empire
* Republic Intelligence – intelligence service of the
Galactic Republic
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** Clone Intelligence – branch of the
Republic Intelligence during the Clone Wars
* New Republic Intelligence (NRI) – intelligence service of the
New Republic
** Galactic Alliance Intelligence – intelligence service of the
Galactic Federation of Free Alliances
The Galactic Republic, often referred to as simply the Republic, is a fictional galactic polity depicted in the ''Star Wars'' universe, where it existed prior to the establishment of the Galactic Empire. The Republic is most prominently por ...
, the successor government to the New Republic
* Bothan Spynet – intelligence service of the Bothans, affiliated with the
Rebel Alliance
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and its successor states the New Republic and the Galactic Alliance
* Public Safety Service (PSS) – the successor of the
Corellian
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Security Force, after the Imperial government turns the latter from a regular police force into a secret police.
* Galactic Alliance Guard (GAG) – the secret police of the
Galactic Federation of Free Alliances
The Galactic Republic, often referred to as simply the Republic, is a fictional galactic polity depicted in the ''Star Wars'' universe, where it existed prior to the establishment of the Galactic Empire. The Republic is most prominently por ...
during the Second Galactic Civil War (fate after the war unknown).
* Rakatan-run Force Hounds – from the
''Star Wars'' expanded universe
Fantasy
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Government
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Emergency
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Police
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List of fictional espionage organizations
Fictional espionage organizations with fancy-sounding acronyms are a common theme in spy fiction. Such acronyms are similarly also common in superhero fiction and science fiction.
Overview
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