Drones and Modern Statecraft
Interview with Erik Lin-Greenberg about his book The Remote Revolution: Drones and Modern Statecraft. Posits that drone technology, by dramatically reducing the cost of attack and removing human risk, is fundamentally reshaping warfare, leading to more frequent but less escalatory military confrontations, creating “new rungs on the escalation ladder”. The cost exchange ratio now favours the attacker, empowering weaker actors to launch precision strikes and compelling major powers to adapt, as seen in the US reverse-engineering Iranian drones. This dynamic permits greater flexibility in crisis management, fostering more military interactions below the threshold of traditional conflict.
