War on the Rocks

Is Cyber Revolutionary or Barely Relevant in Modern War...

Offensive cyber operations in warfare have long had the potential to be revoluti...

Mid-Afternoon Map: The New Ukraine-Palestine Matrix

Welcome to Mid-Afternoon Map, our exclusive members-only newsletter that provide...

The Rise of the Fake Tech Workforce: State-Sponsored In...

If the cornerstone of America’s competitive advantage is its domestic workforce’...

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Soft Power Shouldn’t Be Taken L...

In 2014, Patrick Cronin wrote “USAID & the National Interest,” where he defended...

The Deep Strike Dodge: Firepower and Manpower in Ukrain...

Time and again since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, there has been ext...

In Brief: How Might Defense Budget Cuts Affect Investme...

A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. W...

A Tale of Two Typhoons: Properly Diagnosing Chinese Cyb...

How should the United States address the multiple cyber “typhoons” emanating fro...

Tackling the Toil: A Rallying Cry for Defense Leaders i...

Time is our most precious resource, and yet, we squander it daily. This is not j...

What Makes Air Force Reconnaissance “Special”?

After years of training, a recon commando marches into the briefing room and dec...

A Threshold Moment in Terrorist Trends and Targeting?

This year began alarmingly with the terrorist attack on New Orleans’ famed Bourb...

From Strategy to Action: Rethinking How the State Depar...

U.S. diplomacy faces a paradox: The State Department is filled with some of the ...

The Adversarial: Shifts in Pressure

Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert anal...

Is The People’s Liberation Army Ready For a Fight Over ...

In this show, Melanie, Chris, and Zack discuss Timothy Heath’s recent paper on C...

What We Mean When We Call Something an Intelligence Fai...

When most people hear the words “intelligence failure,” they think of a surprise...

Rewind and Reconnoiter: India Still Holds Opportunity f...

In 2021, Sameer Lalwani and Tyler Sagerstrom wrote “Avoiding a Collision Course ...

India Still Holds Opportunity for Washington

In 2021, Sameer Lalwani and Tyler Sagerstrom wrote “Avoiding a Collision Course ...

China’s Ties with North Korea Are in a Ditch, and There...

One year ago, experts had many reasons to think China and North Korea would beco...

America’s Long-Range Retaliation

On Feb. 2, 2024, two U.S. Air Force B-1B aircraft, on direct order from the pres...

In Brief: The Belt and Road Initiative Expands

A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. W...

Armed Neutrality for Ukraine Is NATO’s Least Poor Option

When it comes to securing Ukraine’s future, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, arm...

“We Stand with Free People” — U.K. Security & Strategy ...

Member of U.K. Parliament and military veteran Tom Tugendhat was recently in Was...

The Superpower Has Left the Building: Munich 2025

National security’s Burning Man took place this weekend, as foreign policy types...

South Korea Should Lean into Nuclear-Powered Submarines

The art of the deal is back, and so is the price tag on alliances. In this conte...

Russia’s War in Ukraine Has Brought Iran and Belarus Cl...

Belarus and Iran have developed a growing strategic partnership since the start ...

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