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Jacob Parakilas
Research leader for defence strategy and policy at RAND Europe with prior experience at Chatham House and the U.S. State Department, specialising in defence strategy, policy and international security.
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Feb 23, 2026
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Episode 327: Hypersonic Missiles and Global Strategy: Implications for Hegemony, Arms Control, and Systemic Security with Dr Jacob Parakilas
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Dr Jacob Parakilas, research leader in defence strategy and policy at RAND Europe with experience at Chatham House and the U.S. State Department. He breaks down what makes hypersonic weapons strategically significant. He contrasts missile types, explores who is developing them and why. He discusses operational decision compression, air-defence trade-offs, and implications for European defence and industrial policy.
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