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  • A Body Blow? The War on Iran and U.S. Military Readiness

    September 17, 2026 · 33 min

    The war against Iran is putting new strains on U.S. military readiness by consuming munitions and missile defense interceptors, as well as through extended deployments, sustained operational demands, and the diversion of forces and…

  • The Marine Corps' Plan for the Future of Ground Combat

    August 26, 2026 · 41 min

    The Marine Corps just released its plan to fight against adversaries on land and Ryan had the two architects of the plan, Ground Combat Element 2040, on the show to talk about it. They discuss drones, resilience, long-range fires…

  • Command and Politics in the War Between Moscow and Kyiv

    August 24, 2026 · 35 min

    Our intrepid team covers a lot of ground in this episode: the increasing fluidity of the battlefield, drones and air defense, the biting Black Sea campaign, the causes and aftermath of the firing of Ukraine's popular defense minister, why…

  • Inside Iran's Wartime Regime

    August 19, 2026 · 36 min

    Afshon Ostovar, one of the leading experts on Iran and the host of the members-only podcast The Iran Reckoning, is joined by War on the Rocks membership editor Kerry Anderson for a state-of-play conversation on the conflict between the…

  • A Life in Army Special Operations, from Desert Storm to the Next War

    August 17, 2026 · 19 min

    Lt. Gen. (ret.) Francis Beaudette, former commanding general of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, joins Ryan to discuss how his family history, service, and books shaped his path into and time in the Army. Together, they talk…

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  • How Ukraine Put Russia on the Backfoot

    July 21, 2026 · 30 min

    Ukraine's expanding use of drones at all ranges has changed the war's momentum. This episode examines how Kyiv is reaching deeper into Russian territory, disrupting operations and logistics as well as energy infrastructure. How is Russia…

  • How a Team of Marines Built the Corps' FPV Drone Training Program from a Cold Start

    July 1, 2026 · 50 min

    Last fall, the U.S. Marine Corps had virtually no first-person view attack drones. That's changed quickly. This episode is about how a team of marines at Weapons Training Battalion at Quantico went from a cold start to building a Marine…

  • Is Time on China's Side? Beijing's Taiwan Calculus and the Balance of Power

    June 4, 2026 · 51 min

    When is the risk of war the highest? And what should the United States be doing about it? One of the most important but underappreciated questions in international politics is how states think about the future balance of power. Countries…

  • What Would Relations with Post-War Russia Look Like?

    May 28, 2026 · 28 min

    Rose Gottemoeller joined Ryan in Washington. They discussed how the West might think about relations with Russia once the war with Ukraine ends, as well as nuclear diplomacy and other critical issues. Gottemoeller was the deputy secretary…

  • What Does SOUTHCOM's New Autonomous Warfare Command Herald?

    May 12, 2026 · 27 min

    Gen. Frank Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command, sat down with Ryan to discuss the vision behind the command's new Autonomous Warfare Command and what it signals for the future of military operations in the Western Hemisphere…

  • What a Post-Orbán Hungary Means for Hungarians and Europe

    April 30, 2026 · 22 min

    Hungary has turned the page. After 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán, opposition leader Péter Magyar has emerged as the winner by a landslide. Ryan is joined by Sándor Ésik, the lawyer and writer behind the Hungarian Muse, to understand how…

  • Why Do Many Western Defense Tech Firms Struggle in Ukraine?

    April 23, 2026 · 25 min

    Michael Kofman joined Ryan at a live event earlier this year to discuss the performance of American defense technology in Ukraine and why it often falls short. They examine the challenges of fielding and iterating systems in combat, from…

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Discussions over drinks with security, defense, and foreign policy insiders and experts. The original War on the Rocks podcast series.