An article from the RAND Corporation discusses how new technologies allow certain individuals to play a outsized roles in geopolitics and world affairs. Drones and social media are at the forefront of these technologies and sometimes, as demonstrated by a real-life scenario that took place in Saudi Arabia in late April, can be used in conjunction with each other to further a malicious actor’s objectives. Furthermore, the malicious actor could actually be in the employ of a nation state, which have increasingly relied upon individuals and small groups as proxies in their campaigns. Whether assisted by nation states or going it alone, technologies like drones and social media, not to mention others like 3-D printing and cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin), are extremely easy to acquire and have lowered barriers to entry for individuals and small groups to pursue their nefarious agendas. RAND.