War on the Rocks

America's research base is the envy of allies. Translating that into warfighting capability is a challenge. Listen here: warontherocks.com/2026/07/the-...

A Navy pilot nearly causes an international incident on CNN and gets sent to Top Gun as a reward. In real life, that meeting looks very different. (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/episode/sail...

If a majority of veterans were never deployed to combat, whose stories are “vet bro” podcasts actually telling? (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/episode/mari...

An old adage about the Marine Corps: it's not a service, it's a cult. What does that mean in reality? (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/episode/mari...

How do The Longest Day, Saving Private Ryan, and Pressure reflect the historical memory of D-Day? (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/episode/unsp...

China has more leverage over Pakistan and the Taliban than any other country on earth. It still can't get them to stop fighting each other. (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/episode/warc...

When Marine Corps marksmanship was poor in the early 1900s, a shooting team was created to fix it. Today, Marines are asking if the same idea can fix something else: drones. Listen here: pod.link/682478916/ep...

China has more leverage over Pakistan and the Taliban than any other country on earth. It still can't get them to stop fighting each other. (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/episode/warc...