The future of war

New technology is transforming the way wars are fought, and not just in Ukraine. As tension increases between China and America over Taiwan, what does the future of war look like?




00:00 Lessons from the Ukraine war

01:03 How drones are shaping war

04:40 Starlink is a lifeline for soldiers

06:15 Why China fears Starlink

07:25 The role of AI in wars of the future

10:15 Defence spending on AI

10:50 Concerns about algorithmic warfare

12:55 Will China weaponise cyberwarfare?

14:40 The tragedy of war

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Listen to our podcast on how Ukrainian drones could change the way wars are fought everywhere: https://econ.st/3Nuu58u

How AI-wielding tech firms are giving a new shape to modern warfare: https://econ.st/43Yref4

Read about drone fights above Ukraine: https://econ.st/3pmqaTs

Why Ukraine is betting on drones to strike deep into Russia: https://econ.st/3PxkD7g

What Russia’s army is learning on the battlefield: https://econ.st/3Xshwzf

What will Western armies learn from the war in Ukraine? https://econ.st/44n4hCp

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Why the war in Ukraine is boosting Israel’s arms exports: https://econ.st/3r1etlt

Why Ukraine’s top guns need new jets to win the war: https://econ.st/46pveH4

Find out where the deadliest war in world took place last year here: https://econ.st/3JyUGjL

Why America’s next war may begin in Guam: https://econ.st/3CKM06b

Find out why China fears Starlink here: https://econ.st/3NO81aA

How Elon Musk’s satellites have saved Ukraine and changed warfare: https://econ.st/42UnWIt

Read about the degrading treatment of Ukraine’s internet here: https://econ.st/42ZLf3P

Why Russian hackers are preparing for a new campaign in Ukraine: https://econ.st/43Wz34V

Why Ukraine’s tech entrepreneurs turn to military matters: https://econ.st/3Pw4TBj