As 2025 comes to an end, we at War on the Rocks reflect on the stories and events that our readers found most compelling in a ...

The first year of President Donald Trump’s second term brought many significant changes to U.S. foreign policy, as the ...

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On Dec. 5, 2025, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reached a significant milestone in his bid to build “Europe’s strongest ...

On a frozen Himalayan ridgeline, Indian and Chinese troops still stare at each other through rifle sights. Thousands of miles ...

The dramatic surge in U.S. military power in the Caribbean since August 2025 — anchored by the arrival of the USS Gerald R.

This article was originally published in 2023. It is a story so well known it has become a meme. “Americans: Willing to cross ...

President Donald Trump signed the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act last week. At more than 3000 pages, the ...

This is the fourth in a series exploring key AI policy choices faced by the Department of Defense and Congress. Please also ...

In the midst of the Falklands War, British sailors hunting for ARA San Luis launched ordnance at the sonar and radar signals ...

Some of the risks for global security in 2026 are obvious — such as increasing tensions between the United States and China, ...

In honor of Christmas, we proudly publish the text of Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe's 1944 Christmas letter to the U.S. 101st ...