For her eyes only: a new boss at MI6

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  The Economist Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

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  I'm your host, Rosie Bloor.

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  Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

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  For decades, nuclear power has been championed as a potential answer to many of our problems.

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  And Stephanie Shirley got sick of standing against a wall so that male colleagues couldn't pinch her bottom.

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  Our obituary's editor celebrates her life.

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  But first... MI6, Britain's spy service,

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  is generally portrayed as a glamorous but mysterious organisation,

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  thanks in no small part to the James Bond effect.

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  Mr... Bond.

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  James Bond.

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  Most Brits, however, know very little about what it does to try and keep them safe.

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  That's something that's only getting harder in a world where wars compete for attention,

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  new foes are making new allies,

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  and technology has changed the tasks and risks of any intelligence work.

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  You could say it's been shaken and stirred.

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