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How drone warfare is reshaping military strategy and tactics
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Walter Russell Mead (@wrmead) shares a fascinating dispatch on how fast the war in Ukraine is changing, and what it means for the US military: "The first time I went to Ukraine after the war, I went to this drone factory, and it really was remarkable because in real time they were starting to get results from the battlefield, and then they were adapting. But at that time it was very simplistic stuff. They were getting kids' toy trucks and re-engineering them into drones, ground drones that…
Patrick OShaughnessy@patrick_oshagSep 8
My conversation with Walter Russell Mead (@wrmead). Walter has spent decades studying how America came to dominate the world and whether it can keep doing it in an era of AI, robotics and what he calls personal politics. He's a columnist at the Wall Street Journal and the author of Special Providence and God and Gold, two of the best books on American power. We discuss: - The five point plan for global dominance - How Trump turned fame into power - The four schools of American foreign policy - What worries Xi/China - Ukraine, Iran, and the erosion of deterrence Enjoy! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:01 America, Trump and World Order 9:23 Why America Keeps Winning 20:40 China’s Structural Weakness 26:39 Technology and American Power 36:51 Four Foreign Policy Traditions 53:59 The Future of Warfare 1:00:52 Taiwan and Asian Power 1:08:39 Middle East and Deterrence 1:15:04 America’s Next 20 Years
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