The Evolution of Modern Airpower with Brigadier General Geoffrey Weiss
From Small World, Big Problems by JHU SAIS Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies
April 25, 2025 · 52 min · Season 3 · Episode 4
About this episode
The episode features a discussion on the evolution of modern airpower with Brigadier General Geoffrey Weiss.
Connor Hall talks with US Air Force Brigadier General Geoffrey Weiss on the evolution of modern airpower theory, the role airpower has played in recent conflicts, and the future of manned aircraft in an environment increasingly dominated by attritable unmanned systems. General Weiss is currently serving as the Director of Regional Affairs in the office of the Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs (SAF/IA) at the Pentagon. His critically-acclaimed book The New Art of War was published in 2021 by Cambridge University Press and has been an Amazon bestseller in military history and military science. Researched and hosted by Connor Hall; edited by Emma Ding. The views expressed in this episode are those of Geoffrey Weiss and do not reflect the official stance of the US Air Force or the US Department of Defense.
People in this episode
Host: Connor Hall
Guest: Brigadier General Geoffrey Weiss
Topics covered
- modern airpower
- military history
- unmanned systems
- airpower theory
- conflict analysis
Keywords
- airpower
- military
- unmanned systems
- conflicts
- Geoffrey Weiss
- The New Art of War
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: US Air Force, Cambridge University Press, US Department of Defense
Books & works: The New Art of War
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