Can ICE Pact Salvage American Shipbuilding?
Three sharp directors on the National Security Council staff invited Ryan over to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to chat about the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort, or ICE Pact, which is a tr...
19 Sep 202432min
How Ukraine Re-Introduced Dynamism Into the War
Mike Kofman popped into WOTR HQ to speak with Ryan about the state of play in Ukraine. From south to north, they review the situation at the front, with special attention to Ukraine's offensive operat...
21 Aug 202424min
The Army Wants You to Write. Three Soldiers Explain Why
The U.S. Army, from the chief of staff on down, is putting its weight behind getting soldiers to take writing and publishing more seriously as an important part of the profession of arms. From the Har...
15 Aug 202434min
Ukraine Goes into Kursk: A Dose of the "Russia Contingency" with Michael Kofman
This is part one of a two-parter on Ukraine's operation into the Russian oblast of Kursk and it's from our members-only show, "The Russia Contingency" with Michael Kofman. In this episode Mike discuss...
10 Aug 202423min
The Smartest Conversation on Cyber in the Defense Department You've Heard in a Long Time
Ryan was joined by Melissa Griffith (SAIS-Johns Hopkins), Anne Marie Schumann (Department of the Navy), Alexis Bonnell (Air Force Research Laboratory), and Tyler Sweatt (Second Front) for a free-wheel...
7 Aug 20241h 9min
Can Congress Revive Shipbuilding and Maritime Strategy?
A sailor from a landlocked state and a soldier from a state with the country's second longest coastline are trying to accomplish something transformative for American seapower. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) ...
19 Juli 202433min
How Dangerous is this Summer for Ukraine?
Mike Kofman dropped by War on the Rocks HQ to update us on the war, drawing on his findings from his recent field study in Ukraine. They discuss the state of the front (and why developments at the fro...
13 Juli 202429min
A Position of Influence: Adm. Rob Bauer, Chair of NATO's Military Committee
Ryan met with Adm. Rob Bauer of the Royal Netherlands Navy for a conversation in Washington, DC. As chair of the NATO Military Committee, he is the senior-most military officer in the alliance. They d...
7 Juli 202433min
