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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 34m
Wargames once saved America from a Pacific disaster. It’s time to play them again.
Two Dangerous Assumptions in U.S. Defense Planning and How to Fix Them
Decades of dominance leaves a mark: It shapes the beliefs and behaviors of a nation and its military. Extended periods of hegemony for a nation, like
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From rebels to cartels to insurgents: The drone revolution has gone global.
How Often Overlooked Non-State Actors Are Using Drones
Non-state actors worldwide are increasingly using drones to strike both state and rival non-state actors. More than 90 percent of these attacks occur in
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New podcast for @warontherocks.bsky.social: Asfandyar Mir and I dig into the origins of the Saudi-Pakistan defense pact, its nuclear dimensions, and its nonproliferation implications in the Middle East warontherocks.com/episode/thin...
What Pakistan and Saudi Arabia's New Defense Pact Could Mean for Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East - War on the Rocks
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 2h
If you have something to say about defense technology and industry, we want your voice. Contribute to @Cogs0fWar and shape the debate.
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Cogs of War is our dedicated vertical on defense technology and defense industrial base issues produced in partnership with Booz Allen Hamilton. Read on
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 3h
How do you threaten consequences without crossing your own red lines?

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How has increased U.S. military presence in Poland impacted Eastern European security?
Does Russian Deterrence Begin in Poland?
In 2018, Alexander Lanoszka and Michael Hunzeker wrote “The Case for a Permanent U.S. Military Presence in Poland,” where they argued that a permanent
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Islamabad and Riyadh’s new agreement could reshape security from the Gulf to South Asia. Asfandyar Mir sits down with @nktpnd.bsky.social to discuss.

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Putin’s biggest obstacle to ending the war might be Putin himself. @massdara.bsky.social and @michaelkofman.bsky.social sit down with Ryan to discuss the most important developments of the year so far in the Russo-Ukrainian War.

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Michael Kofman @michaelkofman.bsky.social · 6h
Latest WOTR podcast is out. I join @massdara.bsky.social and @ryanevans.bsky.social to talk about the current course of the war, recent developments, and policy trajectory here in DC. @warontherocks.bsky.social warontherocks.com/2025/10/hold...
Holding Ground: Ukraine, Russia, and the Politics of Persistence
Michael Kofman and Dara Massicot join Ryan to discuss the state of the front, how Ukraine and Russia are staying in the fight, the possible provision of
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 5h
Not every battle is about who shoots first. Sometimes it’s about who understands first.
Blinding First, Striking Fast: Why the Marine Corps Needs Information Groups
There is an active debate in the U.S. Marine Corps about the value of operations in the information environment as a central aspect of maneuver warfare.
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 6h
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How Often Overlooked Non-State Actors Are Using Drones

The 2022 Nuclear Crisis: A Retrospective

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 7h
At the Marine Command and Staff College, students tested AI in the planning process. The results reveal more about people than machines.
Human-Machine Planning: AI Lessons from the Marine Command and General Staff College
Generative AI is here, but we don’t quite know what to do with it. Across both industry and the military, enthusiasm has outpaced results. Companies
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 8h
America’s greatest military risk might be its own assumptions.
Two Dangerous Assumptions in U.S. Defense Planning and How to Fix Them
Decades of dominance leaves a mark: It shapes the beliefs and behaviors of a nation and its military. Extended periods of hegemony for a nation, like
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 8h
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Two Dangerous Assumptions in U.S. Defense Planning and How to Fix Them
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Latest Russia Contingency is out. I’m joined by Austin Long and Pranay Vaddi to talk about the fall 2022 nuclear crisis. Was it a crisis? What do we think happened? Three years on, do we know now that can shed more light on this period? warontherocks.com/episode/ther... @warontherocks.bsky.social
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 10h
Day-one doctrine often hardens into dogma. The time to wrestle with AI’s future is right now.
Four AI Policy Choices Policymakers Can’t Afford to Get Wrong  
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles. Subsequent articles will examine answers to each of the four questions laid out below. As
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Behind a rebranded image lies the Kremlin’s plan to keep Africa in play.

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 12h
Every time a port, pipeline, or platform goes dark, America gets a preview of the next crisis.
Supply Chains Are Critical Infrastructure. It’s Time U.S. Policy Caught Up.
In 2017, the world’s largest shipping company, Maersk, went dark. A state-sponsored cyber attack known as NotPetya spread from Ukraine into global
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 13h
Argentina doesn’t move global markets. So why might Washington write a bailout check?
When Ideology Writes the Check: Washington’s Risky Bet on Argentina
Last month, Javier Milei, Argentina’s flashy libertarian leader, arrived in New York City not with his trademark chainsaw, but with his hat in his hand.
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 14h
America’s chip industry withered over decades. Can Washington’s latest ploy finally bring it back?
Can Lutnick’s Chip-for-Chip Idea Work?
The Commerce Department’s imminent Section 232 investigation — launched in April and expected to conclude soon — may fundamentally shift how the United
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 14h
The quantum revolution has begun. Our series starts with a simple question: Does America know what it’s working with?
America’s Quantum Manufacturing Moment
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a four-part series. The world is in the early stages of the next industrial revolution: quantum technology. The
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