All About Air Power

Kelly Grieco on drones, the future of war, and challenging assumptions about American dominance

For decades, American air power dominated the skies. But, as we’ve seen with the Iran war, the advent of cheap drone technology is rapidly changing the dynamic. The United States has invested billions in a military that was designed for traditional warfare, but how is it adapting to the present and preparing for wars of the future?

In this episode, the Institute for Global Affairs’ Jonathan Guyer is joined by Kelly Grieco. Kelly is a senior fellow at the Stimson Center and an expert on military operations and air power. Together, they discuss vulnerabilities exposed by the war with Iran, how drones are changing the nature of war, and the importance of challenging entrenched beliefs about American power.

Kelly Grieco is a senior fellow with the Reimagining US Grand Strategy program at the Stimson Center, where she focuses on US foreign policy, defense policy, military operations, air power, and the future of war. Her writing has appeared in Breaking Defense, Defense News, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times, among others. She holds a PhD in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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