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Intelligence agencies have one job: to keep their masters informed while keeping their citizens safe. To this end, these organisations collect data through a variety of means - SIGINT, HUMINT, surveillance, imagery, etc. - and package it up for higher-ups to read and use. Some nations, however, do not have enough resources to meet their intelligence needs and thus enter into agreements with foreign counterparts to exchange information. These agreements are important, but must be carefully struck to avoid embarrassment or outright human rights violations. What happens, then, when a dispute with another country threatens to undo these arrangements?