Ep. 33 – Russia, Global Security, and Limited War, with Dr. Jakub Grygiel

Modern War Institute

John Amble

Government, News

4.7 • 798 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2017

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Modern War Institute podcast, MWI's Capt. Jake Miraldi speaks to Dr. Jakub Grygiel, the George H.W. Bush Senior Associate Professor of International Relations at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Grygiel explain the concept of "limited war," and discusses how its adoption as a strategy—most notably by Russia—shapes the global security environment.

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0:00.0	Hi, and welcome back to the Modern War Institute podcast.
0:10.1	I'm John Amble, editorial director at MWI, and the topic of today's episode is the notion of limited war.
0:17.3	MWI's Captain Jake Moraldi speaks to Dr. Jakob Gregeal, the George H.W. Bush Senior Associate
0:23.5	Professor of International Relations at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns
0:28.2	Hopkins University.
0:30.3	Dr. Grigiel explains what we mean when we talk about limited war and why states choose
0:35.3	it as a strategy. He also discusses how, as a sort of conflict model, it is shaping the security environment
0:41.3	in Europe as well as globally.
0:43.3	His discussion of limited war in the context of Russia and Russian objectives is particularly
0:48.3	fascinating.
0:49.3	We actually recorded the conversation for our very first MWI podcast episode over a year and a half ago,
0:55.2	but we're republishing it now because it has become perhaps even more relevant as we've been
1:00.0	able to watch as Russia's pursuit of what is arguably a limited war strategy in Ukraine continue
1:05.5	to unfold. Before we begin, a few quick notes. If you like the MWI podcast, check out the new articles we publish every day at the MWI website as well.
1:16.3	That's at MWI.usma.edu.
1:20.0	You can also follow MWI on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, and stay up to date on everything we're doing.
1:25.8	Also, as always, a disclaimer,
1:27.8	what you're about to hear are the views of the participants
1:29.8	and don't represent those of the Army, West Point, or the U.S. government.
1:34.5	All right, here's Captain Jake Morelli and Dr. Jakob Grigiel.
1:42.1	I want to welcome Dr. Gragle to the podcast.
1:45.0	Thank you for coming on.
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