3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (564+ words) As a naval shipyard commander, my mandate from Navy leadership is straightforward: return warships to the fleet as quickly as possible. Neither my shipyard nor many other public and private shipyards are consistently fulfilling that mission. Because of traditionally high…...

5+ day, 27+ min ago   (1648+ words) War on the Rocks When the world's at stake, National security. For insiders. By insiders. Join War on the Rocks and gain access to content trusted by policymakers, military leaders, and strategic thinkers worldwide. Nicaragua’s Army Will Decide What Comes…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (284+ words) “Snow has fallen on the mountains you dreamed of.” The Kurdish question has long been the opposition’s “kryptonite.” The Republican People’s Party risks accusations of negotiating with terrorists when it courts Kurdish support, but it cannot assemble a governing coalition…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (147+ words) In 2025, Michael Hunzeker and Yuster Yu wrote, “Taiwan’s Biggest Problem in Steeling Itself for War With China is Cultural,” where they argued major cultural changes were needed in both Taiwan’s military and civilian society if it were to be competitive…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (493+ words) Third Army officers say ground robots cut paperwork. They let junior officers decide how to carry out a commander’s intent. Moreover, they gave a battle captain a shared real-time picture from which to coordinate units directly, rather than waiting for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (358+ words) Why a Reset with Russia Remains Unlikely Regardless of all these favorable circumstances for Ostpolitik, a “reset” with Russia remains unlikely in the foreseeable future. Despite its growing presence in political rhetoric and the occasional journalistic speculation, Ostpolitik has little…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (184+ words) Editor’s Note: While War on the Rocks has a high standard for allowing pseudonyms, this is an unusual case: U.S. Army Special Operations Command requires its uniformed personnel to use pseudonyms when writing for public consumption (Policy 23-16). Meek young men…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (174+ words) The regional grid operator can decide how unsupported load enters a regional capacity calculation. It cannot write the retail service contract between a utility and a data center or decide how a state allocates local distribution costs. The same project…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (148+ words) Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum, only for War on the Rocks members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight…...

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