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Wars in Eastern Europe and the Greater Middle East are killing and displacing societies and roiling the global economy. There is no end in sight: despite possessing powerful military arsenals and cutting-edge tech, warring states are unable to achieve decisive victories in modern warfare. In this episode, historian Michael Kimmage, the director of the Kennan Institute, defines the limits of power and how the failure to grasp these limits threatens further disorder.

Recommended reading:

The War in Ukraine Changed the World in Ways We're Only Starting to Comprehend by Michael Kimmage (New York Times)

Collisions: The War in Ukraine and the Origins of the New Global Instability by Michael Kimmage