On Technology and the Changing Nature of Warfare with Peter Leahy

Professor Peter Leahy, Director, National Security Institute, University of Canberra. Photo by Michael de Percy.

As technology advances in leaps and bounds, how does it change the nature of warfare? How does the 24-hour news cycle impact soldiers? How do social media and personal video capture technologies affect soldiers? What role is there for humans in robotic warfare? What does victory look like today?

Today, I was fortunate enough to interview Professor Peter Leahy and put these questions to him. You can listen to the podcast here or below:




Lieutenant General Peter Leahy, Chief of Army, walks among US Marine Corps during bayonet training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, 2004. Source: Wikimedia.