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Introducing Bombshell: The Explosive First Episode

2017/1/17

Welcome to Bombshell. This new bi-weekly series, brought to you by War on the Rocks, is hosted by t

Is Asia’s Golden Age Already Ending?

2017/1/12

If you follow international affairs, it often feels like you can't go to a lecture or read an articl

He’s Just Not That Into You: Trump, Intel, and the American Presidency

2017/1/5

One thing is clear about President-elect Donald Trump: He is skeptical of the U.S. intelligence comm

World Wars and the Craft of History

2016/12/23

In this episode of the War on the Rocks podcast, editor-in-chief Ryan Evans sat down with Michael S.

Emails and Influence: Investigating Russia’s Attack on the U.S. Political System

2016/10/31

Revelations over emails are going to be roiling this election season to the very end. This is, in no

Around the World Over Drinks: The Middle East, Russia, and Big Issues for the Next President

2016/9/30

In an "around the world" edition of our podcast series, Ryan Evans convened a top-notch group to dis

Civ-Mil Relations in the U.S. and Strategy Tales from Australia

2016/9/23

In the latest episode of our podcast, editor-in-chief Ryan Evans sat down with Gen. Jim Mattis and K

Talking Turkey’s Coup: Erdogan, a Fractured Military, and the Gulen Movement

2016/7/19

The Ataturk Cultural Center in Istanbul was closed down during the Gezi Park protests in 2013. This

What to Read About the History of Strategy this Summer

2016/7/15

What big think books on strategy in history should you add to you shelf this summer? Our editor-in-c

The Long Game: How Will Obama’s Foreign Policies Be Judged By History?

2016/6/21

Is Barack Obama's foreign policy "failing at nearly every turn," as Speaker Paul Ryan and many other

A Tale of Two Speeches: U.S.-Russian Relations Through the Lens of Munich

2016/3/2

We’re going to try something a little different with this episode of the podcast, and I think you’re

Four Key Leaders in Munich on the State of the World

2016/2/16

The Munich Security Conference brings together leaders from all around the world to discuss defense,

Hacking Defense and Iraq’s Controversial Security Groups

2016/2/8

We have a two-parter for you in this episode. First, WOTR's Ryan Evans spoke with Steve Blank of Sil

Journalism, the Military, and America’s Wars

2016/1/25

The relationship between journalists and the U.S. military is simultaneously intimate and distant.

The Obama Administration and the Middle East: An Insider’s View

2016/1/12

WOTR's Ryan Evans sat down with Colin Kahl, the National Security Advisor to Vice Present Joe Biden,

Fighting Russia in Europe and a Dose of Military Fiction

2015/12/17

We are trying something a little new with our podcast series. Segments! And music! In the first segm

Ash Carter: The Interview

2015/11/19

How will the U.S. military stay competitive? This is about far more than platforms, bombs, and guns.

The Vatican’s Cloak-and-Dagger War Against Hitler

2015/11/2

In histories of the Second World War, the Vatican has not fared well. Pope Pius XII has been condemn

Around the World: Episode 2

2015/10/13

What's going on around the world? For our latest podcast, WOTR editor-in-chief Ryan Evans was joined

Navigating the Islamic State Challenge

2015/9/24

Will McCants of the Brookings Institution and David Ignatius of The Washington Post sat down with Ry

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