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War on the Rocks — 340 episodes
Inside Iran's Wartime Regime
A Life in Army Special Operations, from Desert Storm to the Next War
How Ukraine Put Russia on the Backfoot
How a Team of Marines Built the Corps' FPV Drone Training Program from a Cold Start
Is Time on China's Side? Beijing's Taiwan Calculus and the Balance of Power
What Would Relations with Post-War Russia Look Like?
What Does SOUTHCOM's New Autonomous Warfare Command Herald?
What a Post-Orbán Hungary Means for Hungarians and Europe
Why Do Many Western Defense Tech Firms Struggle in Ukraine?
Update from the Battlefield: Drones, Distance, and Diminishing Returns for Russia
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz & Saving Downed Pilots
What It Was Like to Be Under Incoming Fire from the War on Terror to Today
The Arsenal Beneath the Arsenal
Power, Paranoia, and the People's Liberation Army
The Marines That Led the Evacuation of Afghanistan, Four Years Later
How We Arrived at this Iranian Moment and What Happens Next
Airpower, Advice, and D.C. Favorites with David Deptula
The Reckoning of the Ayatollahs: Understanding Iran's Burgeoning Uprising
No End in Sight? The Russo-Ukrainian War at the End of 2025
The First Royal Marine to Become First Sea Lord
Gen. Brunson on Holding the Line on the Korean Peninsula
Getting Faster, Stronger, Ready: Sweden's Defense Minister on Reform and Resolve
The Last Stand Dilemma in Ukraine
Is Strategy Possible Now? Ever?
A Conversation with Former Chairman, Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.
Congressman Himes on Venezuela, Latin America & a Disordered World
How the Army Wants to Counter Drones
Holding Ground: Ukraine, Russia, and the Politics of Persistence
Is Europe Stepping Up on Defense?
Cogs of War: Moving at the Speed of War with Horacio Rozanski of Booz Allen
From Alaska to the White House to the Battlefields of Ukraine
The Chip That Crossed the Line? NVIDIA, China, and the Great Power Tech Race
Forging Minds for Future Wars
Drones, Discord, and the Shifting Front in Ukraine
Strategy in Contention: Debating America's Global Priorities
How Ukraine is Adapting, Enduring, and Striking Back
Gen. Donahue on Deterring Russia in Europe
Introducing "The Iran Reckoning with Afshon Ostovar"
How to Think About the Future of War
Making Professional Military Education More Agile in the Air Force
The Israeli-Iranian War: How We Got Here & What It Means
Moving Fast and Breaking Things
How America's Special Operators are Preparing for a High-Tech Future
The Risks of the Latest India-Pakistan Crisis
The Army's Upcoming Transformation, with Secretary Driscoll and Gen. George
Will Russia's War on Ukraine Keep Resisting Trump's Diplomacy?
Gen. Berger on Leadership in a Turbulent Era
The Future of Sweden's Military with Chief of Defense Michael Claesson
Not the Last Net Assessment
A Stroll Through the Indo-Pacific, the Most Important Region in the World
Can the U.S.-Ukrainian Rift Be Healed?
Lt. Gen. Sklenka on Staying in the Fight
The Puzzling Diplomacy over Ukraine's Future
"We Stand with Free People" — U.K. Security & Strategy with Tom Tugendhat
Transforming NATO for the Future Fight
Assessing Ukraine's Prospects in 2025
Championing NATO's Digital Transformation
Waiting for a Theory of Victory in Ukraine
Technology, the Battlefield, and Beyond in Ukraine
As Ukraine Stumbles and Russia Advances, What Does it Mean?
The Transformation of Marine Marksmanship
The Meaning of Creeping Ukrainian Losses in the East
Can ICE Pact Salvage American Shipbuilding?
How Ukraine Re-Introduced Dynamism Into the War
The Army Wants You to Write. Three Soldiers Explain Why
Ukraine Goes into Kursk: A Dose of the "Russia Contingency" with Michael Kofman
The Smartest Conversation on Cyber in the Defense Department You've Heard in a Long Time
Can Congress Revive Shipbuilding and Maritime Strategy?
How Dangerous is this Summer for Ukraine?
A Position of Influence: Adm. Rob Bauer, Chair of NATO's Military Committee
The Actively Retired Polish General Building a Strategic Culture
Is Russia's Window for Gains this Summer Narrowing?
CTOing in the Defense Department with Schuyler Moore and Justin Fanelli
A Conversation with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall
From Polar Presence to Port Security: A Conversation with the Coast Guard Commandant
What Will Ukraine Do To Stay in the Fight this Year?
Ukraine and a Fractured World
Crossing the Threshold
Spacepower and the Private Sector
Mike Kofman and Rob Lee on Drones in Ukraine
Ammunition, Energy and a Sense of History: The Czech Ambassador on Ukraine and More
The Laboratory Building the Future of the Army
Spotlight on Moldova: Chisinau's Ambassador Talks Democracy, Security and Wine
Fortifications, Manpower, and Munitions in Ukraine's Daunting Year Ahead
Warsaw's Man in Washington on European Security and Poland's Defense Buildup
Gen. Brito of Training & Doctrine Command Talks Army Professionalism
The Russo-Ukrainian War at Two
Iraq Between Suits and Fatigues
Security in the Indo-Pacific with Assistant Secretary of Defense Ely Ratner
The End of the Golden Era of Arms Control
A Conversation with Gen. Randy George, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
Ukraine at War, From Avdiivka to Zaluzhny
A Very Nerdy Podcast Episode about the Navy
A Conversation with Gen. David Allvin, Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Ukraine Prepares for 2024
The Case for Seizing $300 Billion in Russian State Assets
Gaza and the Gulf
The Defense Department and the Rise of Commercial Spacepower
Adaptation at the Front and the Big Picture in Ukraine
Japan Re-evaluates Regional Threats
The Net Assessment Crew Sits Down with Ryan
Some Preliminary Thoughts on Ukraine's Position in the War
Defense and Capital: A Conversation with Raj Shah of Shield Capital
A Conversation with the Commandant, Gen. Eric Smith
Looking Beyond the Offensive in Ukraine
Tech, Ethics, and the City in Israel's Looming Urban Battlefield
Introducing Thinking the Unthinkable
The Meaning of the Attack on Israel
Finding the Floor: Can the U.S. and China Stabilize Their Relationship?
One Tree Line at a Time: Breaching Russian Defenses in Ukraine
Dueling Generals on Training and Readiness
A Chat with Britain's Top Officer, Adm. Radakin
Ukrainian Progress: A Breach or a Breakthrough of Russian Lines?
Debating FISA Section 702
How Ukraine Can Win the Peace: A Conversation with Stephen Kotkin
A Contest of Wills: Ukraine's Summer Offensive
Zooming Out on Ukraine's Offensive
An Inflection Point in Ukraine's Counteroffensive
Ryan Evans on 10 Years of War on the Rocks
Ukraine Struggles to Scale Offensive Combat Operations
Assessing Ukraine's Three Axes of Advance
Understanding Risk and Redefining Readiness
Ukraine and Lessons Learned for Airpower and Spacepower
Defense and Capital: Venture and Debt
Ukraine's Offensive and Russia's Localized Counterattacks
Managing Chaos: The 2021 Kabul Airlift
Ukraine's Multiple Axes of Attack
The Ebb and Flow of Russian Military Power
Ukraine's Offensive and its Meaning for the War
Why Erdogan Wins
The Calm Before the Storm: Waiting for Ukraine's Offensive
A Conversation with Gen. CQ Brown, Chief of Staff of the Air Force
China, France, and the Shadow of History
Powering American Renewal with Innovation
Russia Will Soon Be on the Defense, But Then What?
The Military and Great Powers: The Latest From Latin America, Part 2
Central Command's Big Technology Bets
The Latest From Latin America, Part 1
How to Think About Bakhmut and a Ukrainian Spring Offensive
Backing Ukraine Against Russia, With Colin Kahl and Derek Chollet
Russia's Winter Offensive
Unfolding Offensives and Counter-Offensives in Ukraine
Talking Strategy with Assistant Secretary of Defense Mara Karlin
Manpower, Materiel, and the Coming Decisive Phase in Ukraine
A Disquieting Winter at War in Ukraine
Nukes, Negotiations, and Lessons From the War in Ukraine
Localized Offensives: The Direction of the Conflict
Winter and Beyond: An Inflection Point in the War Over Ukraine
Cognition and Curiosity: A Conversation with Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson
Josh Wolfe on Investing in American Defense
The Liberation of Kherson and the Next Phase of the War
A Conversation with Ukraine's Special Operations Commander
Southward and Eastward Pressure on Russian Forces
A Chat With Lt. Gen. Andrea Tullos of Air University
What Will Be Ukraine's Pre-Winter Gains?
The Kremlin in Command, Part II: Syria and the First Assault on Ukraine
Russia's Plan to Stay in the War
The Kremlin in Command, Part I: The Chechen Wars and Georgia
Ukraine's Kharkhiv Operation and the Russian Military's Black Week
Into the Breach: Ukraine's Counter-Offensive Begins
Awaiting a Ukrainian Counter-Offensive
Troubled Waters Around Taiwan
The Task Force at the Bleeding Edge of the Marine Corps
Great Expectations? The Next Phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Shinzo Abe's Legacy in Japan and on the World Stage
Ukraine's Window of Opportunity?
Is the Most Important Battle of the War Coming?
Ukraine and Russia Grapple with Relentless Battle and Attrition
The Most Dangerous Phase for Ukraine?
What the Experts Got Wrong (and Right) About Russian Military Power
The Battlefields of the Donbass and Beyond
Counter-Attacks and Can-Kicking in the Russo-Ukrainian War
The U.S. Military Might Be More Like Russia's Military Than You Think
Ukraine's Military Advantage and Russia's Stark Choices
From Ukraine and Beyond: Unpacking the Sino-Russian Relationship
A Conversation with the Counselor: Derek Chollet on Navigating the World
Russia Downscales Its War, But Not in Brutality
Is India "Shaky" on Ukraine? It's Complicated
A New Phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War Begins
In the Fourth Week, Is Russia Revising its War Aims Amidst Attrition?
Into the Third Week: Will Russian Forces Need to Pause?
11 Days In: Russia's Invasion Stumbles Forward
Interpreting the First Few Days of the Russo-Ukrainian War
People At the Center: Talent, Education, and Modernization
Gen. David H. Berger on the Marine Corps of the Future
Oh My, AI
Great Power Cyber Party
Intelligence and the Biden Administration
Lost at Sea
A Whole New World (Order)
Change or Die
Banks and Moulton on Military Might and the American Future
Introducing "A Most Terrible Weapon"
Airmen, Sailors, and the Schoolhouse
Learn Like a Marine
Gearing up for Economic Statecraft
The Army Grapples with Modernization and COVID-19: A Conversation with Jim McPherson
Lies Through Which We Tell the Truth
Are Good Allies Hard to Find?
Scoping the Future of Education in National Security and Beyond
Is Cyber Half the Battle?
Disarming Disinformation
Gen. (ret.) Martin E. Dempsey on Following and Leading
A Chat with the Commandant: Gen. David H. Berger on the Marine Corps' New Direction
The Plague and the Peloponnesian War
Are the Forever Wars Really Forever?
Can America Jaw-Jaw its Way Out of Afghanistan?
A Military Straining Against Civilian Control?
The Fleet, the Fight, and the Future
Who Needs Landmines?
The Method (or Madness) of Counting the Seconds to Doomsday
No, Man: It's an Island
Fission in Hamburg
Veterans in Congress Come Together 'For Country'
The Army's New Approach to People
The (War)Games We Play
Max Brooks: The Unreleased Interview
A Conversation with Sen. Tom Udall about War Powers
The (Four) Stars and the State: Civil-Military Affairs in 2019
Kings, Presidents, Editors, and People with Tapeworms
The Sense in Syria's Senselessness
Your Ideas Matter: The Making of Marine Strategic Planning and the Future of War
Ask Me No Questions, and I'll Tell You No Lies
How is the Air Force Adapting to Great Power Competition?
The Unmasking of Ned Stark and the Future of Air Force Leadership
Fresh Voices on Grand Strategy
Civil-Military Relations Gone Wild?
With the Caliphate Crushed, What's Next?
Mayhem and Misadventures in the Middle East
Ready to Compete? America's Military and Technological Edge
No Good, Very Bad Ideas in National Security
Full Steam Ahead: Naval Competition with China
Jaw-Jaw: Will Xi's Third Revolution Last?
Jaw Jaw: China is a Funny Sort of Revisionist Power — A Conversation with Dean Cheng
Net Assessment: The China Hand
Two Editors Go Nuclear on Each Other: A Conversation with Gideon Rose
Introducing Net Assessment
Horns of a Dilemma: Vietnam's Indelible Legacy: How the War Changed National Security Policymaking
Training the Military for the Next War
A Chat with the Chief: Gen. David Goldfein on the People and Future of the U.S. Air Force
The 100th Episode: Is a Major War Coming?
A Soldier Showing Us the Hidden Face of War
A Conversation With Clint Watts on Influence and Information in the Social Media Era
The Muslim Brotherhood's Convoluted Relationship with the West
Counterterrorism With Partner Countries: Promise or Peril?
The Future of Force
American Exceptionalism, Transatlantic Ties, and European Autonomy in the Age of Trump
Pakistan Beyond 70: Rivalries, its Neighbors, and the Great Powers
Ain't No Party Like a World Order Party
The Making of a Career Intelligence Official: A Conversation with Michael P. Dempsey
Strikes on Syria: The View From Paris
Horns of a Dilemma: Even Cybersecurity is Bigger in Texas
A Big Debate About a Little Nuke
Horns of a Dilemma: The Last Republicans?
Introducing "Horns of a Dilemma" with a Conversation on National Security
Fear Not the Blue-Haired Soldier?
The Big Cyber Spectacular
To Compete with China, Can America Get Out of Its Own Way?
Grand Strategy from Obama to Trump
Satire and Terror: A Conversation with the Editor-in-Chief of Charlie Hebdo
The Adventures of Intel in Trumpland
Storming Rome with Mike Duncan
The Hard Human Realities that Follow the War
Must the War Go On? Let's Talk About Iraq and the Kurds
Nothing New Under the Sun? Ethics and Service in the Age of Trump
Outlawing War: Did it Work Better Than We Thought?
Trump and Counter-Terrorism, Sixteen Years After 9/11
Our Big Texas Launch Party: UT and WOTR Join Forces
So, Does the National Security Strategy Matter?
In Defense of the Blob
Bombshell: Rage Against Alcibiades
The Promise and Peril of Cyber Operations
Counter-Terrorism from Bush to Obama to Trump
Is the Winston Churchill Bust Weeping?
Bombshell: Ain't No Party Like an America First Party
You Can't Always Get the World Order That You Want
Introducing Bombshell: The Explosive First Episode
Is Asia's Golden Age Already Ending?
He's Just Not That Into You: Trump, Intel, and the American Presidency
World Wars and the Craft of History
Emails and Influence: Investigating Russia's Attack on the U.S. Political System
Around the World Over Drinks: The Middle East, Russia, and Big Issues for the Next President
Civ-Mil Relations in the U.S. and Strategy Tales from Australia
Talking Turkey's Coup: Erdogan, a Fractured Military, and the Gulen Movement
What to Read About the History of Strategy this Summer
The Long Game: How Will Obama's Foreign Policies Be Judged By History?
A Tale of Two Speeches: U.S.-Russian Relations Through the Lens of Munich
Four Key Leaders in Munich on the State of the World
Hacking Defense and Iraq's Controversial Security Groups
Journalism, the Military, and America's Wars
The Obama Administration and the Middle East: An Insider's View
Fighting Russia in Europe and a Dose of Military Fiction
Ash Carter: The Interview
The Vatican's Cloak-and-Dagger War Against Hitler
Around the World: Episode 2
Navigating the Islamic State Challenge
The State of Russian Strategy: Ukraine, Syria, and Beyond
NATSEC2016: A Podcast on the 2016 Elections and National Security
Hacking the Defense Industry
America, China, and Xi Jinping's Visit to Washington
A Relentless Conversation About JSOC
PODCAST: Infantry Combat from Modern Ukraine back to World War I
PODCAST: Drinking Through Naval History
PODCAST: Around the World, Ep. 1
PODCAST: A Novelist and a Historian Walk Into a Bar
PODCAST: The war with China you've been waiting for
VP's National Security Adviser on the Iran Deal: Colin Kahl Gives an Insider's View
PODCAST: National Security and the Schoolhouse
PODCAST: War on the Rocks goes to Istanbul
The Fog of Peace: Defense and Uncertainty
The State of the World: A Conversation with Lawrence Freedman
PODCAST: The Islamic State's War in Iraq and Syria
Cybersecurity over Sazeracs
PODCAST: Asian Maritime Security and a Rising China
PODCAST: South Asia meets East Asia
PODCAST: Spitballing Offset Strategy
On Strategy and Strategists
PODCAST: Naval and Maritime Strategy
PODCAST: Asian Security – Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Confrontation with China
Podcast: In Search of a Middle East Strategy
PODCAST: America's Search for Security with Sean Kay
PODCAST: Bourbon with a splash of counter-insurgency
Broken Mirrors Episode 5: The Operation of Intelligence in a Democracy
A Conversation with the Chairman: General Martin E. Dempsey
PODCAST: Contemporary Nuclear Strategy
PODCAST: Cyberwar and Cybersecurity
PODCAST: Counter-Terrorism, Drones, Syria, & More
Strategic Surprise, Intelligence and Terrorism: Developing a Tolerance for Disaster
PODCAST: Nuclear Strategy and the Cold War
50 years on, can we still learn from JFK's strategy?
Broken Mirrors, Episode 3: Fear & (In)Security Theatre
PODCAST: The War in your Wallet: The Real Invisible Hand
PODCAST: Pivoting around and around in the Middle East
PODCAST: Broken Mirrors, Episode 1
PODCAST: Syria, Secrets, and Some Snark
Podcast: Talking Terrorism with Pantucci and Simcox
Podcast: War from the Ground up with Simpson and McInnis
PODCAST: More Irregular Warfare Fun
Podcast: Talking COIN with the folks from the Army Irregular Warfare Center
First WOTR Podcast: Bill Rosenau, Will McCants, and Afshon Ostovar