Terms

The Five Eyes

Nick Name
Five Eyes
The Five Eyes is a name for the collective intelligence agencies of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand

  • A secret collective of intelligence agencies
  • Typically Intelligence agencies shy away from sharing data (to keep their secrets secret)
  • These five countries are very strong allies and share data more freely
    • All are english speaking
    • All are democracies
    • All have shared cultural ties (were once part of the United Kingdom)
    • All have a long history of being allies
  • Sometimes allies Japan and Germany are included to form "Seven Eyes"