[ECHELON: Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Collection & analysis Network For 5 Eyes (Global Spy)] History and Current Situation

The Evolving 5 Eyes Intelligence Alliance: History and Current Situation

ECHELON: A signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection and analysis network operated on behalf of the five signatory states (five eyes countries) to the UK/USA Security Agreement.
After 73 years of development, the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance has formed an organizational structure that fully connects 28 intelligence agencies in 6 major intelligence fields. Its positioning is evolving from a special intelligence network to an intelligence security alliance. It is expected to have an impact on the US alliance system, the South China Sea issue, The technological competition between China and the United States has an important impact.

Abstract

By analyzing the evolution of history and current situation of the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance, we will further enrich our country’s research on this intelligence network, and provide our country with countermeasures and suggestions for reference. Based on the public historical archives in the United States in recent years, the speech records of former officials, and relevant foreign research results, a comprehensive use of historical analysis and literature research methods are used to try to map the evolution path of the intelligence network and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the existing mechanisms. Research