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Ryan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · 4d

Morgan Plummer's new piece in Cogs of War is one of the smartest takes yet on the choices shaping national security #AI. Early policy decisions are setting trajectories that will be hard to undo
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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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Ryan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · 7d

If you were organizing a candid panel on the performance of Western defense tech in Ukraine, who would you invite?

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Ryan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · 7d

If you were organizing a candid panel on the performance of Western defense tech in Ukraine, who would you invite?

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Ryan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · 10d

Witkoff has taken very hard lines in talks with Tehran. Iran has been weakened but is not so weak that it can or will accept these terms. For many in the Trump admin and close to it, the point is to *not* arrive at an agreement and thereby create an untenable situation that leads to regime change

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Aug 20

War on the Rocks brings together the best minds in strategy and defense. Join us in shaping the conversation.

Events and Sponsorships - War on the Rocks

War on the Rocks is in a category of its own in terms of audience, reach, and convening power. Our audience is composed of policymakers, current and

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Ryan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · Aug 16

To say Alaska didn't go well, I think, is an understatement

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Ryan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · Aug 14

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Aug 12

The Marine Corps’ edge will come from being inside the fight early, not floating miles from shore on vulnerable big deck amphibs warontherocks.com/20...

The Marine Corps Americans Want Can’t Be Derailed by a Fake Crisis - War on the Rocks

The Marine Corps relies on a sense of crisis to promote and prevent change more than any other institution I’ve come across. As one well-known Marine

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Ryan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · Aug 7

After years of learning from some of the smartest people I know over coffees, drinks, and through editing their articles, I decided it was time to weigh in on the Marine force design debate.
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The Marine Corps Americans Want Can’t Be Derailed by a Fake Crisis - War on the Rocks

The Marine Corps relies on a sense of crisis to promote and prevent change more than any other institution I’ve come across. As one well-known Marine

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Aug 1

Should the United States go all in on AI — or pace itself for a long, grinding competition? warontherocks.com/20...

Sprinters, Marathoners & Skeptics on the Future of AI & Power - War on the Rocks

Will AI eat the world and America’s defense budget? I think of those who toil at the intersection of AI and national security as being divided into three

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Ian TB @iantb.bsky.social · Jul 31

Check out the latest episode of Marine Pulse for @warontherocks.bsky.social members—I talk with CDR Aaron Kleinman about the role of the chaplain in the 21st century:

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Ryan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · Jul 28

Three sharp minds. One messy world. In the latest @warontherocks.bsky.social episode, I am joined by @spettyjohn.bsky.social, Justin Logan & Wess Mitchell to talk about hard choices in the sequencing of American strategy. We have some pretty sharp disagreements too
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War on the Rocks

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

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Ryan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · Jul 13

Significant increase. Bravo

Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · Jul 13

President Emmanuel Macron announced tonight that France would spend an extra €10bn on defence over the next two years to keep France “free” in a “world of predators”. 1/

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Aron Lund @aronlund.bsky.social · Jul 9

Podcast: Iran, the war, and nonproliferation with @nktpnd.bsky.social and @jamiekwong.bsky.social.

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Iran’s Future in the Nonproliferation Regime - War on the Rocks

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Ryan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · Jul 10

Remarkable article

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The battlefield was Hannibal’s, but the war belonged to Rome. warontherocks.com/20...

The Importance of the Battle of Cannae - War on the Rocks

Editor’s Note: This is part of a new series of essays entitled “Battle Studies,” which seeks, through the study of military history, to demonstrate how

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Michael Kofman @michaelkofman.bsky.social · Jul 9

Latest WOTR podcast is out. I join @ryanevans.bsky.social to talk about the state of the front, manpower, drones, and the recent disruption of aid from the United States. Open to all. @WarOnTheRocks open.spotify.com/episode/11Cb...

How Ukraine is Adapting, Enduring, and Striking Back

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Ryan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · Jul 8

This is our most read article so far this year. So I had the author on The Insider to chat more about it

War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Jul 8

A recent article challenged the hype around drones in Ukraine. The author joined us to expand on his argument and share more of his frontline experience.

Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Jul 2

If you have something to say about defense technology and industry, we want your voice. Contribute to @Cogs0fWar and shape the debate. warontherocks.com/jo...

How to Contribute to Cogs of War - War on the Rocks

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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Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · Jun 30

Thanks to @ryanevans.bsky.social at @warontherocks.bsky.social for asking me to write a summary version of this paper, which came out today.

If you've only got 10 minutes but are still interested in the comparison, we've got you covered!

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Jun 27

Our new show The Iran Reckoning is out. Get access with a War on the Rocks membership, just $99 for the year if you sign up today.

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Jun 25

Gen. James Rainey sits down with Ryan to discuss the Army’s vision for the future fight — and the tech and methods behind it.

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Jun 25

This week, we are launching a new members-only show: "The Iran Contingency with Afshon Ostovar (@AOstovar)." For a limited time, become a WOTR Platinum member for $99/year, down from $150. warontherocks.member...

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Ryan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thanks to those who contributed to this summer's fiction reading list @warontherocks.bsky.social
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The 2025 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List – War on the Rocks

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Jun 24

New show alert: "The Iran Contingency with Afshon Ostovar" dives deep into the challenges posed by Iran and the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Tehran. To mark the launch of this new show, the annual membership is for sale for $99/year (regularly $150). ow.ly/IWBy50WeUUl

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Ryan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · Jun 23

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