Episode Notes:

One of the defining features of the ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh has been the use of drones. Azerbaijan has used its fleet of drones, purchased from Israel and Turkey, to devastating effect against Armenian positions.

Dr. Ulrike Franke — a policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and an expert on drones and artificial intelligence — joins the Warcast to discuss how drones have been used in the conflict and what it means for warfare going forward.

[ 00:50 ] What role have drones played in this conflict?

[ 02:48 ] Has anything about their use surprised you?

[ 04:11 ] What have we learned about drones and the future of warfare from the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict?