Change or Die
The successful military is the one that adapts and innovates. Dave Barno, Nora Benhahel, and Frank Hoffman join Ryan to talk about how the U.S. military changes, or fails to do so. They have two new b...
10 Nov 202041min
Banks and Moulton on Military Might and the American Future
In this episode, two members of Congress from two sides of the aisle came together to deliver a message of consensus on the future of the American military. And they did so on the eve of the most cont...
2 Nov 202032min
Introducing "A Most Terrible Weapon"
A Most Terrible Weapon is a podcast about the dawn of the nuclear age, hosted by Usha Sahay and produced by War on the Rocks, with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John D. And...
30 Okt 202035min
Airmen, Sailors, and the Schoolhouse
As a part of our exploration of national security learning, we had Joan Johnson-Freese of the Naval War College and Mark Conversino of Air University on the show. Tune into this rich and wide-ranging ...
24 Aug 202054min
Learn Like a Marine
Soon-to-be retired Maj. Gen. William Mullen drops in on the pod to talk about the making of the Marine Corps' newest doctrine, Learning, and how he hopes it will change his beloved Corps. It's all ab...
18 Aug 202030min
Gearing up for Economic Statecraft
David McCormick, the CEO of Bridgewater Associates — the world's largest hedge fund, dropped in on the pod to talk about how the United States can prepare itself to compete in a new era in which, more...
10 Aug 202041min
The Army Grapples with Modernization and COVID-19: A Conversation with Jim McPherson
Undersecretary of the Army James E. McPherson chats with Ryan about how the Army is coping with COVID-19 — starting with the recruitment pipeline — and the challenges of modernization. He also tells u...
4 Aug 202026min
Lies Through Which We Tell the Truth
In this episode, Doyle Hodges, executive editor of the Texas National Security Review, chats wth three authors of recent fiction related to military security that explores questions of how technology,...
13 Juli 202052min
