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How do movies shape our understanding of national security, technology, and foreign threats? Matt Parent explores the soft power of popular culture through Star Wars, James Bond, and Red Dawn.
From nuclear weapons and missile defense to fictional enemies, Parent examines how entertainment both reflects political fears and helps shape them. He explains why films can influence perceptions even when persuasion is not their purpose—and how stories affect the way we understand allies, adversaries, and technological possibilities.
Part of the Belfer Center’s Soft Power series at Harvard Kennedy School, exploring how culture and attraction shape global influence.
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