Reshaping War For The 21st Century / Shana Marshall

Reshaping War For The 21st Century / Shana Marshall

From This Is Hell! by This Is Hell!

May 5, 2026 · 1h 35m

About this episode

Shana Marshall discusses how Silicon Valley and private finance are reshaping modern warfare.

Shana Marshall joins This Is Hell! to talk about her new piece for Security In Context titled “A Violent Convergence: How Silicon Valley and Private Finance Are Reshaping War”. Shana Marshall is Associate Director of the Institute for Middle East Studies and Assistant Research Faculty member at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. Her work has been published by The Middle East Report, The International Journal of Middle East Studies, Middle East Policy, Jadaliyya, the Carnegie Middle East Center, and various edited volumes. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell https://www.securityincontext.org/team/shana-marshall

People in this episode

Host: This Is Hell!

Guest: Shana Marshall

Topics covered

  • war
  • technology
  • finance
  • Middle East
  • security
  • Silicon Valley

Keywords

  • war
  • Silicon Valley
  • private finance
  • security
  • Middle East
  • Shana Marshall

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute for Middle East Studies, George Washington University, Security In Context, The Middle East Report, The International Journal of Middle East Studies, Middle East Policy, Jadaliyya, Carnegie Middle East Center

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