Trend The drone age: violence gets cheap enough for everyone
Summary
Drones, autonomous systems and cyber tools have fallen to prices that militias, cartels and middle powers can pay, which Eurasia Group frames not as a change in the character of war but as an expansion of who can wage it - more violence, in more places, by more actors.
Classification
Main topicGeopolitics & Security
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon4-10 years (2026-07-25)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 1
- Top Risks 2026 Eurasia Group page=23;section=Box 2: The drone age 2026-01 accessed 2026-07-25
Observed signals 3
Part of issues 0
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Relation types: supports
Public id: fm-a83e95dd9b88