War on the Rocks
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- Order is returning in fragments, built on force and fatigue rather than shared identities.
- No matter what happens in the coming days, the clock is ticking on a system built around one man.
- Leaving the Air Force is not just a career move. It is an identity shift that takes real work to navigate. (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
- What began as an offhand idea became a high-altitude intelligence operation with lasting diplomatic consequences.
- The risks surrounding Greenland are not limited to the Arctic. They extend directly to NATO’s foundation. (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
- For junior airmen, being great at your core job is no longer enough. The next decade will demand more. Listen here: pod.link/682478916/e...
- Ankara’s drone diplomacy has created leverage abroad and friction at home within NATO. http://warontherocks...
- This wasn’t just a Yemen story, it was a Gulf power story. And it may be the start of something bigger.
- Don’t just keep up. Get ahead. Become a War on the Rocks member and join thousands of professionals who already have.
- The purge has reached the top. What does this say about the People’s Liberation Army right now? (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
- Yemen just exposed the quiet part out loud. What’s going on between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi?
- After Khamenei, the real fight is over where power actually lives.
- Turkey’s drones are everywhere, but that success is forcing a harder question about where Ankara really wants to belong. http://warontherocks...
- Is the Middle East entering a new era defined by exhaustion and balance rather than grand experiments?
- Get exclusive insights from Michael Kofman on The Russia Contingency and Afshon Ostovar on The Iran Reckoning: only for War on the Rocks members. Join today.
- A lost nuclear device, a Himalayan peak, and an unlikely intelligence partnership between Washington and New Delhi.
- If you’re working where defense meets innovation, @Cogs0fWar is for you. Follow our dedicated vertical on defense technology and industrial base issues for cutting-edge analysis.
- Economic survival has pushed Russia closer to China in ways that may be hard to reverse.
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- What leadership lessons actually hold up across combat units, college classrooms, and professional sports? What stays the same when everything else changes? (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
- Gaza is quieter than it was months ago, but that does not mean life is improving. What has the ceasefire changed and what has it not? (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
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- Leaving the Air Force is not just a career move. It is an identity shift that takes real work to navigate. (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
- Did the Trump Administration show its cards too fast with Operation Midnight Hammer? (Members Only)
- Did the Trump Administration show its cards with Iran too fast with Operation Midnight Hammer? (Members Only)
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- The risks surrounding Greenland are not limited to the Arctic. They extend directly to NATO’s foundation. (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
- A major drone bill from Capitol Hill aims to build the capacity to manufacture drones at scale. Rep. Pat Harrigan joins the show to discuss how it will work and how it squares with the way America fights. Listen here: pod.link/1818133762?...
- New today for War on the Rocks members: How China Is Building Influence Along Europe’s Southeastern Edge Don’t Wing the Exit: Preparing for Life After the Force Ceasefire Holds in Gaza Despite Violence and Uncertainty warontherocks.com/ca...
- Builders, policymakers, investors, and operators: this is your arena. Follow @Cogs0fWar to join the conversation on the future of defense innovation.
- Going to San Diego for WEST next week? War on the Rocks and Helsing are throwing a great party! Attendance is free, but space is limited. If you’d like to join, RSVP now.
- To what degree will Russian dependency on China continue after the Russo-Ukrainian War?
- Today in War on the Rocks: The Chinese Yoke: Russia’s Return to Vassalship SkyFoundry and the Future of American Drone Production at Scale
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- From Hungary to Greece, a quiet corridor is becoming one of Beijing’s most strategic footholds in Europe. (Members Only)
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- What began as an offhand idea became a high-altitude intelligence operation with lasting diplomatic consequences.
- Order is returning in fragments, built on force and fatigue rather than shared identities.
- This wasn’t just a Yemen story, it was a Gulf power story. And it may be the start of something bigger.
- No matter what happens in the coming days, the clock is ticking on a system built around one man.
- Ankara’s drone diplomacy has created leverage abroad and friction at home within NATO. http://warontherocks...
- For junior airmen, being great at your core job is no longer enough. The next decade will demand more. Listen here: pod.link/682478916/e...
- The United States greenlit South Korean production of nuclear-powered submarines. What does the approval actually mean? (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
- America still has enormous economic leverage. What it lacks is a plan. A new War on the Rocks series, launched with the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, explores how economic statecraft should be organized, led, and integrated into defense planning.
- What if the most serious cyber threats aren’t sophisticated attacks, but routine failures left unaddressed?
- Don’t just keep up. Get ahead. Become a War on the Rocks member and join thousands of professionals who already have.
- The hardest questions about economic security are the ones Washington has avoided.
- Yemen just exposed the quiet part out loud. What’s going on between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi?
- The Military Health System is under pressure: rising costs, staffing gaps, and a future fight that won’t look like past wars. What can be done to fix it? (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
- After Khamenei, the real fight is over where power actually lives.
