Anne Applebaum: The Most Under-Reported Story of 2026
Anne Applebaum and Fiona Hill join Scott Galloway to explain why Ukraine's drone-driven shift to offensive warfare is the most underreported geopolitical story of 2026.
The gist
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Ukraine has deployed millions of domestically made drones that give full visibility across the front line and inflict over 1,000 Russian casualties per day.
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Hundreds of small Ukrainian companies redesign drone tech without central direction, proving decentralized innovation outpaces top-down state control.
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Ukraine kept its offensive going after the U.S. cut aid by leaning on European funding and corporate partnerships instead.
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Applebaum and Hill argue the SpaceX IPO gets 8 to 12 times more search interest than the Ukraine war, despite its outsized impact on Western security.
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