War on the Rocks

Will Trump Focus on the Western Hemisphere?

Chris, Zack, and Melanie got together to talk about the second Trump administrat...

Start Making Sense: Strategy and Grand Strategy in the ...

As he has told us many times, Donald Trump knows a lot about winning. But for al...

How Iran Lost Before It Lost: The Roll Back of Its Gray...

“Today, you can get in a car in Tehran and get out in the Dahia, Beirut.” Five y...

The Adversarial: Deepening Connections

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

Rewind and Reconnoiter: The United States Cannot Afford...

In 2018, Fabiana Perera wrote “U.S. Policy Options for Maduro’s Venezuela: Benig...

An Early, Easy, and Essential Win for Trump on Defense ...

A defense tech CEO shared a memorable insight with me over coffee last year: “Se...

Technology, the Battlefield, and Beyond in Ukraine

We are sharing a free Thanksgiving episode of the Russia Contingency with you al...

How to Get Ahead in Washington: Lessons from the Renais...

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in two parts in 2022. In th...

The 2024 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

Every year we kick off the holiday season with a roundup of books recommended by...

In Brief: A Thaw in Icy Relations Between India and China?

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

Hardware and Hard Truths: Trump’s Tariffs Could Hurt Am...

Earlier this year, an AI-piloted F-16 participated in its first full dogfight ma...

Does the Fall of Assad Re-Open Turkey’s Kurdish Pandora...

“Snow has fallen on the mountains you dreamed of.” This Turkish saying describes...

Championing NATO’s Digital Transformation

On the sidelines of I/ITSEC in Orlando, we hosted a live podcast recording. Our ...

Dual-Use Is a Strategy, Not a Category (Nor a Trap)

The term “dual-use” is something of a lightning rod in the startup world, sparki...

Davy Crockett and the Boy Scouts: The Korean War and Mi...

Rick Landgraf talks with Andrew Forney, author of “Davy Crockett and the Boy Sco...

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Civic Education and Military Co...

In 2020, Maj. Walter Haynes wrote “Will the Military Become Just Another Politic...

The Mayhem of Russia’s “Research” Fleet

Russia wields a formidable capability to target NATO’s undersea infrastructure i...

The Missing Middle: Emphasizing Operational Expertise i...

Walk across any U.S. Air Force base, and you’ll likely notice senior officers we...

Rewind and Reconnoiter: When Will Guam Become a Priority?

In 2021, Rear Adm. (ret.) Mark Montgomery wrote “Fully Fund the Guam Defense Sys...

The Long Shadow of the Ladakh Crisis

Peace seems to have broken out between India and China. On Oct. 23, 2024, Indian...

The Battle for Brilliant Minds: From the Nuclear Age to AI

On December 18, 1944, Moe Berg — a Princeton graduate, Major League baseball sta...

Why Britain Should Scupper the Chagos Islands Deal

The British government’s negotiation with the Republic of Mauritius to cede the ...

Assessing Ukraine’s Prospects in 2025

Mike Kofman joined Ryan for a wide-ranging conversation on the challenges faced ...

Don’t Protect the U.S. Merchant Marine — Promote It

It is no secret that the American commercial shipbuilding industry is struggling...

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