Public support for intelligence depends to a great extent on what is seen in the news and in the cinema. “The imagined world of Bond influences public perceptions of real intelligence work. Their analysis, 'James Bond, Ian Fleming, and Intelligence: Breaking down the Boundary between the 'Real' and the 'Imagined'', published in the Journal of Intelligence and National Security, finds that, although intelligence agencies distance themselves from Bond in public statements, in private they take a keen interest in 007, seeking to copy his ‘gadgets and gizmos’ – and possibly even his tactics.ĭr McCrisken said: “The worlds of Bond and of real intelligence collide, overlap and intermesh in fascinating ways.
REAL LIFE SECRET AGENTS SERIES
As a new art exhibition opens at Bletchley Park celebrating the James Bond series and exploring Bond creator Ian Fleming’s links to the secret world of intelligence and espionage, two University of Warwick academics reveal what real spies think of Fleming’s famous creation.ĭr Christopher Moran and Dr Trevor McCrisken from Warwick's Department of Politics and International Studies have delved into intelligence archives, declassified memoirs and contemporary press coverage to discover how Bond’s real-life counterparts in SIS (MI6) and the CIA have viewed the British super-spy’s fictional adventures since his debut over half a century ago.
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