The age of drone warfare has begun
About this episode
Freddie Sayers discusses the implications of drone warfare and economic attrition in the Strait of Hormuz with Shashank Joshi.
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers speaks with The Economist’s defence editor, Shashank Joshi, to dissect the frightening new reality of ‘democratised warfare’ in the Strait of Hormuz. As Iran utilises low-cost drones, ‘smart mines’, and autonomous suicide boats to threaten 20% of the world's oil supply, Joshi explains the shift from traditional naval battles to a war of economic attrition and investigates whether the price of entry for war has been permanently lowered - and what it means for the future of global stability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Topics covered
- drone warfare
- democratised warfare
- economic attrition
- global stability
- naval battles
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