Steve Feldstein

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Prof G Markets · Why The World Is Spending More On War · 8 Jul 2026 podcast

I think it is.

Thanks for having me on.

And I really think that there's an overall context that's worth bearing in mind.

And I think there are three factors that I've been looking at over the past couple of years that are really relevant.

So I think the first one is that we are just seeing far more conflict occurring around the world today than even in the last five years.

Last year, something like 250,000 people were killed alone on battlefields.

So it means that war is prevalent and around and countries recognize that there's growing levels of insecurity.

And so that matters.

I think the second thing is that we're seeing a growing menace from Russia.

As it continues to get on a wartime footing because of the Ukraine war, as it continues to increase its drone capacity and manufacturing of other types of weapons, countries in Europe, in NATO in particular, are concerned and they know they need to keep up and they need to retool accordingly.

And then finally, I think especially coming from the Iran war, we're seeing the use of new technologies, particularly AI targeting systems and so forth in play.

And I think it's also giving a recognition to countries like Germany, France, and others that they also need to really think carefully about innovation and what types of weapon systems they need to incorporate so that they are able to fight wars effectively in the future.

It's a trend that's really begun to ramp up.

And I see it as not necessarily a substitute to traditional arms manufacturers, but more as a complement.

So I'll give you a good case in point.

You know, a lot of people have focused on the MAVEN targeting system from Palantir that's

paired with Claude, and how it was used in the Iran war.

And so a lot of people look upon systems like that and they say, okay, we need something similar.

We need a better way to have more efficient targeting and to match our missiles to potential places, military targets to strike.

So it doesn't mean that you don't need traditional ballistic missiles.

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