Episode 39: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) an Intelligence Perspective

We’re back to discuss the 2019 reboot of Call of Duty’s Modern Warfare series! In this episode we’ll be talking about the inspirations for the campaign, the controversies that made headlines, chemical weapons and much more.

Make sure to stay tuned for the first episode of season three, coming very soon!

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We Spoke About:

0:00 – Intro

1:27 – Context

5:54 – Marines vs. Spetsnaz in Kastovia

20:26 – The London Attack

27:07 – Russian occupation in Urzikstan

36:11 – US Marines and CIA search for Al-Qatala

38:03 – Storming of the US embassy in Urzikstan

44:27 – The Highway of Death

49:39 – The flashback 

52:20 – Designating the rebels as terrorists and intel briefings

58:05 – Second flashback

1:00:16 – Clandestine operation in Russia and going to get General Barkov in Moldova

1:09:25 – Summary

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Marcel Plichta

Marcel Plichta is a PhD Candidate in International Relations at the University of St Andrews and a former analyst for the U.S. Department of Defense. He has written on security issues for Newsweek, Defense One, and World Politics Review. All views are his own.
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