Ryan Evans is the founder of War on the Rocks, the publisher of the Texas National Security Review, and the CEO of Metamorphic Media. When he was young and didn't know any better, he worked at various ...

Ryan Evans is the founder of War on the Rocks, the publisher of the Texas National Security Review, and the CEO of Metamorphic Media. When he was young and didn't know any better, he worked at various ...

History helps shed light on the relationship between intelligence, strategy, and clandestine diplomacy. In 1967, Israeli officials approached the White House in search of material support in advance ...

Whether the United States defines China as a global threat or a predominantly regional one will have pervasive implications for U.S. alliance and deterrence strategy in Europe and the Indo-Pacific.

More than a decade before American troops fought their way ashore in Normandy and Okinawa, the U.S. military noted that “the success of a modern fighting force is directly and immediately dependent on ...

In just over 20 years, the Marine Corps has gone from being America’s reliable middleweight force in readiness to more of a secondary, general purpose backup force. Today, marines are more likely to ...

Seven years ago, the Marine Corps had no organic “group 5” (operating above 18,000 feet) unmanned aircraft. Today, MQ-9As are flying from forward bases, tasked and maintained by marines. But ...

The symbolism of diverting military assets to the Middle East is not lost on Beijing or American allies in the Indo-Pacific. Among audiences where policy statements about freedom of navigation fall ...

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 and especially the Air Force. She shares what Air ...

In his 2022 article, “New Missiles, New Risks: The Escalatory Implications of Iran’s Precision-Strike Weapons,” Jim Lamson argued that Iran’s acquisition of precision strike weapons had altered the ...