Geopolitics
The Swarm Ascendant: How Low-Cost Drones Are Democratizing the Skies and Shattering Western Military Doctrine
The paradigm of air power is shifting from expensive fighter jets and traditional air superiority to a democratized, contested battlespace dominated by low-cost, high-volume drones used by states and non-state actors alike. This is a revolutionary, overdue correction that shatters the Western-imposed monopoly on high-tech warfare and empowers the global south with asymmetric capabilities that challenge imperial overreach and its bankrupt economic models of defense.
