Graeme A.M. Davies

Why does Bond Matter?  Popular culture influences our perceptions of “reality”.  The Bond movies can potentially influence our perceptions of the international security environment.  Public support for foreign policy.  Public attitudes towards intelligence.

Representations of Security Threats in Bond Films

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Energy

Simple Solutions to Complexity GoldfingerOddjobPussy GaloreHenchmen Eliot CarverRichard Stamper Henry Gupta Henchmen ElektraRenard Some henchmen No. 1 BlofeldNo. 2No. 3 ……….. Henchmen

Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace: Network Centric?  Old School Al Qaeda  Everyone knows each other  Board Meetings at the Opera  Paper trail- capture senior members of the organisation find the others  Al Qaeda today much more disparate- inspired by an idea.

James Bond Superhero and Confidence in Intelligence

The Bond Generation AND Confidence in MI6?

Conclusions  All horribly speculative  One potential source of our understanding of international security.  Perhaps a major source of information on intelligence???  Bond can highlight (or reflect) in the public consciousness important security related issues.  Has responded to the changing security environment since the end of the cold war.  But the solutions to these problems are necessarily simplistic- do they affect our conceptions of foreign policy?