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War on the Rocks — 343 episodes · page 1 of 4
A Body Blow? The War on Iran and U.S. Military Readiness
The Marine Corps' Plan for the Future of Ground Combat
Command and Politics in the War Between Moscow and Kyiv
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