Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Esterna

External Intelligence and Security Agency
Agenzia informazioni e sicurezza esterna
AISE
Coat of arms of the AISE

Italy's intelligence headquarters in Rome
Agency overview
Formed28 August 2007; 17 years ago (2007-08-28)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Italy
HeadquartersRome, Palazzo delle casse di risparmio postali, Piazza Dante 25
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • General Giovanni Caravelli, Director
Websitehttps://www.sicurezzanazionale.gov.it
Footnotes
Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dipartimento delle Informazioni per la Sicurezza

The Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Esterna (AISE; Italian: External Intelligence and Security Agency) is the foreign intelligence service of Italy.

AISE was established in 2007 to replace the Military Intelligence and Security Service (SISMI) as part of reforms of Italy's intelligence services. The agency operates outside of Italy to protect national security and interests mainly through the use of HUMINT and is responsible to the prime minister of Italy through the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

The current director of AISE is General Giovanni Caravelli.