🎙️ EP 21: NATO 2025: Tech-Driven Defense, U.S. Leadership & the New Arms Race

How is NATO redefining security in an era of AI drones, cyber-wars, and surging defense budgets? In this briefing, Aparna and Harinda decode the latest NATO summit—unpacking the alliance’s pivot toward high-tech warfare, Washington’s outsized influence, and the ethical price tag of a new military spending boom.

🔑 Takeaways:

• Why defense tech investment is the alliance’s fastest-growing line item
• How changing U.S. leadership priorities reshape NATO commitments
• The hidden ethical costs of autonomous weapons and mass surveillance
• What record-high military budgets mean for taxpayers—and for global power balance

📌 Chapters

00:00 The Rise of Tech in Warfare

03:45 NATO’s Evolution and Current Challenges

11:06 The Impact of U.S. Leadership on NATO 1

9:45 The Shift Toward Defense Tech Investment

29:03 Ethical Considerations in Defense Spending

37:32 Implications of Increased Military Spending

👥 Connect & Deepen Your Insight

• Aparna Bhushan – LinkedIn • Harinda Katugaha – LinkedIn • Full transcripts, sources & graphics → rethinkingtech.co

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