Episode 19: Call of Duty Modern Warfare, an Intelligence Perspective (Pt. 3)

01/06/23 • 68 min

Part 3 of our series analyzing the Call of Duty series from an intelligence perspective. In this episode we look at 2011's Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, the most extravagant game yet. Storming Wallstreet, assaulting a hotel in Dubai, shootouts on the London Underground, and a chase through the Catacombs of Paris. It has it all.

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We spoke about

Failing as a grey man in Amsterdam.
Russian Spetsnaz in India.
The Russian Navy in New York.
Illicit trade routes through Sierra Leone.
SAS shootout on the London Underground.
Chemical weapons.
Mid-flight plane hijacking.
Call of Duty's portrayal of Somalia.
War in Europe and much more.

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You can find Marcel Plichta on:

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We spoke about

Failing as a grey man in Amsterdam.
Russian Spetsnaz in India.
The Russian Navy in New York.
Illicit trade routes through Sierra Leone.
SAS shootout on the London Underground.
Chemical weapons.
Mid-flight plane hijacking.
Call of Duty's portrayal of Somalia.
War in Europe and much more.

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Episode 18: Call of Duty Modern Warfare, an Intelligence Perspective (Pt. 2)

Part 2 of our series analysing the Call of Duty series from an intelligence perspective. This episode we look at 2009's Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. We travel the world from Afghanistan, to Brazil to the Virginia suburbs. Encountering Far Right Terrorists, Gun Runners, Spetsnaz and PMCs.

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We spoke about

Rangers in Afghanistan.
CIA Recruitment and Deep Cover.
James Bond level spectacle.
How realistic is the "No Russian" mission?
Russian in the Virginia suburbs.
Evil PMCs.
Russian gear and the Ratnik Program.
Perspectives in conflicts and their portrayal in propaganda.
The pain of using a real Javelin.

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Episode 20: OSINT, Military Career Transition & Language Skills with Skip Schiphorst

Welcome back for season two of the Grey Dynamics Podcast! We're kicking things off by talking to Chinese and Arabic OSINT trainer, Skip Schiphorst. Skip is an ex-Dutch Royal Marine who went onto do Chinese studies and now teaches OSINT skills.

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