New Horizons in Intelligence Cooperation

The cooperation in intelligence matters within the framework of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union has undergone substantial changes and their structures have progressively transformed in recent years, mainly due to two drivers: the technological revolution and the long fight against terrorism. At the same time, the return to territorial defense and the development of systemic challenges have considerably nuanced the idea of intelligence as the spearhead of national interest. Now, it is conditioned by increasing uncertainty and interdependence that imposes the idea of shared security. Taking Spain, now fully incorporated into the structures of these organizations, as an example, we will see how intelligence services have adjusted procedures and improved shared capabilities to face together the “new” situation looming over international society, creating a new horizon for intelligence cooperation. Important steps have been taken in intelligence cooperation, such as the “adventure” of the Intelligence College in Europe, and now we are in a new logic for intelligence cooperation. To this end, it is necessary to continue working in a new sense of community, bringing the different intelligence services closer together without losing sight of the importance of counterintelligence and the methods and source protection

Geography · Intelligence analysis · Political science · Regional science · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law

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  Open Access•Doris Asante•Cogent Social Sciences•2026

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