#67 Christopher Kirchhoff: How Pentagon Forgot How To Innovate & What War Will Look Like in 2035

#67 Christopher Kirchhoff: How Pentagon Forgot How To Innovate & What War Will Look Like in 2035

Author: Decoding Geopolitics June 19, 2025 Duration: 36:36

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This is a conversation with Christopher Kirschoff. Chris founded and led the Defense Innovation Unit, also known as Unit X - an organisation within the Pentagon tasked with finding the most innovative emerging technology - anything from flying cars to microsatellites - and implementing it into the military.


That makes him a unique person to talk to about where this innovation is going but also about why is it often so hard for governments to keep up with pace of technology and why organisations like governments and militaries often fight against innovation rather than embracing it - or how do the United States, Europe, China or Russia compare in their ability to innovate and who’s winning the new tech race of today.


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