When The Grey Zone Becomes A War Zone | Grey Zone Ep 8

About this episode

Deborah Haynes explores the implications of the grey zone becoming a war zone, discussing future warfare and military adaptations with various experts.

What happens when the grey zone becomes a war zone and what might future wars look like, with hypersonic missiles, artificial intelligence and cyber changing calculations?These are questions Sky News journalist Deborah Haynes explores in this episode, in part, by looking at Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the conflict in eastern Ukraine.She also talks to General Sir Nick Carter, the head of Britain’s armed forces, about what he thinks is the gravest threat to the UK and about how the military is adapting to operate in the grey zone.Guests:General Sir Nick Carter, Chief of the Defence StaffGeneral Sir Richard Barrons, former head of Joint Command, now Strategic CommandEmine Dzhaparova , First Deputy Foreign Minister of UkraineSergei Markov, political scientist and former member of the Russian parliamentKeir Giles, senior consulting fellow at Chatham HouseOrysia Lutsevych, head and research fellow, Ukraine Forum, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham HouseCredits:Written and narrated by Deborah Haynes Edited and produced by Chris ScottProduction support from Sophia McBide and Michael GreenfieldThe Head of Sky News Radio is Dave Terris

People in this episode

Host: Deborah Haynes

Guests: General Sir Nick Carter, General Sir Richard Barrons, Emine Dzhaparova, Sergei Markov, Keir Giles, Orysia Lutsevych

Topics covered

• grey zone
• war zone
• future wars
• hypersonic missiles
• artificial intelligence
• cyber warfare
• military adaptation

Keywords

• grey zone
• war zone
• hypersonic missiles
• artificial intelligence
• cyber warfare
• military strategy
• Russia
• Ukraine
• conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sky News

Places: UK, Crimea, eastern Ukraine

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