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Discussions over drinks with security, defense, and foreign policy insiders and experts. The original War on the Rocks podcast series.
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Is Europe Stepping Up on Defense?
Well, is it? From defense innovation, to scaling capabilities, to budgets, the answers aren't easy. Ryan was joined by General Sir Richard Barrons of...
Cogs of War: Moving at the Speed of War with Horacio Rozanski of Booz Allen
The future fight won’t be won by those with the biggest budgets, most polished strategies, or largest armies. It will be won by those who can translat...
From Alaska to the White House to the Battlefields of Ukraine
In the wake of summits in Alaska and Washington, the war in Ukraine has become as much about competing diplomatic positions as it is about hard realit...
The Chip That Crossed the Line? NVIDIA, China, and the Great Power Tech Race
We're diving into a major development at the intersection of tech, trade, and national security: the U.S. government’s decision to allow NVIDIA's H20...
Forging Minds for Future Wars
In a time of rapid change and global danger, how should the warriors of the future be educated? Ryan sat down with Vice Adm. Peter Garvin, president o...
Drones, Discord, and the Shifting Front in Ukraine
Fresh from his latest research trip to Ukraine's battlefields, Michael Kofman joins Ryan for an insightful discussion on the shifting dynamics at the...
Strategy in Contention: Debating America's Global Priorities
Does the United States need a new playbook — or just fewer plays? In this charged episode, big ideas collide over how to sequence American power acros...
How Ukraine is Adapting, Enduring, and Striking Back
Mike Kofman and Ryan brought out the mics to discuss the pressing issues in the war between Ukraine and Russia. They focused on drones, the state of t...
Gen. Donahue on Deterring Russia in Europe
Gen. Christopher Todd Donahue, who leads U.S. Army Europe and Africa as well as Allied Land Command, joined Ryan for a discussion at WOTR HQ. For the...
Introducing "The Iran Reckoning with Afshon Ostovar"
War on the Rocks is launching a new show called "The Iran Reckoning with Afshon Ostovar." It's a members-only show but this first episode is free for...
How to Think About the Future of War
Gen. Jim Rainey, the commander of Army Futures Command, joins Ryan to share how emerging technologies are set to transform the way America’s soldiers...
Making Professional Military Education More Agile in the Air Force
Lt. Gen. Andrea Tullos joined Ryan at WOTR HQ to talk about her experience and insights into professional military education, both for the joint force...
The Israeli-Iranian War: How We Got Here & What It Means
Israel's strikes against Iran's military and nuclear infrastructure, as well as its key military and security leadership, shocked the world. How did w...
Moving Fast and Breaking Things
"Innovation adoption is a contact sport." As the chief technology officer of the Department of the Navy, Justin Fanelli is one of the leaders responsi...
How America's Special Operators are Preparing for a High-Tech Future
Down in Tampa on the sidelines of SOF Week, Ryan spoke with Lt. Gen. Frank Donovan, vice commander of Special Operations Command, in front of a live a...
The Risks of the Latest India-Pakistan Crisis
We are sharing a free episode of Thinking the Unthinkable with you all due to fast-moving events between India and Pakistan. This episode features hos...
The Army's Upcoming Transformation, with Secretary Driscoll and Gen. George
Ryan popped across the Potomac to the Pentagon to speak with Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George about the...
Will Russia's War on Ukraine Keep Resisting Trump's Diplomacy?
Michael Kofman and Dara Massicot join Ryan to unpack how the Trump administration's ambitious peace efforts have collided with reality. They dive into...
Gen. Berger on Leadership in a Turbulent Era
In today's world, turbulence isn't temporary — it's the new normal. In this episode, Gen. (ret.) David Berger, former commandant of the U.S. Marine Co...
The Future of Sweden's Military with Chief of Defense Michael Claesson
Gen. Michael Claesson, Chief of Defense of the Swedish Armed Forces, joined Ryan during a visit to Washington to share how NATO has changed Sweden's a...
Not the Last Net Assessment
In this joint episode with the Net Assessment crew, recorded last week on "Liberation Day," Ryan joins Chris, Zack, and Melanie to talk about what's h...
A Stroll Through the Indo-Pacific, the Most Important Region in the World
In this episode, we get into what's driving the Indo-Pacific's security dynamics, from China's threats to Taiwan to AUKUS and the Quad to stability (o...
Can the U.S.-Ukrainian Rift Be Healed?
Last week, a meeting with President Zelensky of Ukraine at the White House exploded into acrimony in front of the cameras. Since then, an era-defining...
Lt. Gen. Sklenka on Staying in the Fight
The Marine general and deputy commandant in charge of installations and logistics was kind enough to join Ryan for a wide-ranging conversation on mili...
The Puzzling Diplomacy over Ukraine's Future
Nothing about the war in Ukraine is simple — including the diplomacy, which might be even messier than the battlefield. Michael Kofman, Justin Logan (...
"We Stand with Free People" — U.K. Security & Strategy with Tom Tugendhat
Member of U.K. Parliament and military veteran Tom Tugendhat was recently in Washington and was kind enough to join Ryan for a short but weighty conve...
Transforming NATO for the Future Fight
Will NATO be able to innovate and adapt before a crisis? Adm. Pierre Vandier popped into War on the Rocks HQ for a most interesting chat about this ve...
Assessing Ukraine's Prospects in 2025
Mike Kofman joined Ryan for a wide-ranging conversation on the challenges faced by both Ukraine and Russia this year. They discuss losses on both side...
Championing NATO's Digital Transformation
On the sidelines of I/ITSEC in Orlando, we hosted a live podcast recording. Our guest for this very special episode was Maj. Gen. Dominique Luzeaux of...
Waiting for a Theory of Victory in Ukraine
Mike Kofman and Ryan have a high-level conversation on strategy in this war, or the lack thereof. From Ukraine's mobilization reluctance to the Biden...
Technology, the Battlefield, and Beyond in Ukraine
We are sharing a free Thanksgiving episode of the Russia Contingency with you all to express our gratitude for your listenership and support. This epi...
As Ukraine Stumbles and Russia Advances, What Does it Mean?
Mike Kofman came by WOTR HQ to discuss the state of the front and findings from his most recent research trip to Ukraine. From North Korean troops, to...
The Transformation of Marine Marksmanship
Ryan popped over to Quantico to speak with four marines at the forefront of major advances in marksmanship in America's 9-1-1 force. Listen in as Maj....
The Meaning of Creeping Ukrainian Losses in the East
Michael Kofman popped into WOTR HQ to speak with Ryan about the war. They discussed territorial losses in the Donbas, the situation in Kursk, manpower...
Can ICE Pact Salvage American Shipbuilding?
Three sharp directors on the National Security Council staff invited Ryan over to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to chat about the Icebreake...
How Ukraine Re-Introduced Dynamism Into the War
Mike Kofman popped into WOTR HQ to speak with Ryan about the state of play in Ukraine. From south to north, they review the situation at the front, wi...
The Army Wants You to Write. Three Soldiers Explain Why
The U.S. Army, from the chief of staff on down, is putting its weight behind getting soldiers to take writing and publishing more seriously as an impo...
Ukraine Goes into Kursk: A Dose of the "Russia Contingency" with Michael Kofman
This is part one of a two-parter on Ukraine's operation into the Russian oblast of Kursk and it's from our members-only show, "The Russia Contingency"...
The Smartest Conversation on Cyber in the Defense Department You've Heard in a Long Time
Ryan was joined by Melissa Griffith (SAIS-Johns Hopkins), Anne Marie Schumann (Department of the Navy), Alexis Bonnell (Air Force Research Laboratory)...
Can Congress Revive Shipbuilding and Maritime Strategy?
A sailor from a landlocked state and a soldier from a state with the country's second longest coastline are trying to accomplish something transformat...