War on the Rocks

Ryan Evans

Booking Overview

A defense and foreign-policy interview show featuring senior military leaders, national-security practitioners, and recognized analysts of international conflicts and military affairs. PR agencies could credibly pitch retired and active-duty senior officers, defense scholars, geopolitical analysts, and specialists with firsthand operational or policymaking experience; booking is likely high difficulty because the show regularly features prominent experts and senior officials.

Metrics

Episodes: 342

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

editor@warontherocks.com

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Host

Ryan Evans - Founder and editor-in-chief of War on the Rocks, a publication focused on defense, national security, and foreign policy.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Senior military leadership, former senior government or defense officials, established defense and foreign-policy analysts, recognized scholars, or practitioners with direct operational experience.

Required Achievements:

Senior military command, Leadership in defense or national-security institutions, Recognized analysis of international security or military affairs, Firsthand experience in major military operations or defense programs

Recent Guest Discussions

Michael Kofman - The War Between Moscow And Kyiv, Battlefield Fluidity, Drones, Air Defense, Naval Operations, And Russian Mobilization.

Dara Massicot - Battlefield Developments, Drones, Air Defense, The Black Sea Campaign, Russian Mobilization, And Ukraine’s Defense Leadership.

Afshon Ostovar - Iran’s Wartime Regime, The Conflict Between The United States And Iran, Regime Influence, And Iran’s Strategic Outlook.

Francis Beaudette - Army Special Operations, Operation Desert Storm, Subsequent Wars, Current And Future Special-operations Challenges, And Military Lessons Learned.

Michael Kofman - Ukraine’s Use Of Drones, Russian Battlefield Adaptation, Military Logistics, And The Strategic Effects Of Strikes Inside Russia.

Recent Topics

Defense, Military, National Security, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

War on the Rocks

The Marine Corps' Plan for the Future of Ground Combat

August 26, 2026

The Marine Corps just released its plan to fight against adversaries on land and Ryan had the two architects of the plan, Ground Combat Element 2040, on the show to talk about it. They discuss drones, resilience, long-range fires, logistics, and what marines will need to survive and fight on an increasingly transparent battlefield while still preserving the critical human element.

Command and Politics in the War Between Moscow and Kyiv

August 24, 2026

Our intrepid team covers a lot of ground in this episode: the increasing fluidity of the battlefield, drones and air defense, the biting Black Sea campaign, the causes and aftermath of the firing of Ukraine's popular defense minister, why Ukraine probably cannot produce PAC-3 air defense missiles (despite what some journalists are telling you), and the likelihood of a new round of Russian mobilization. This episode is Dara Massicot and Michael Kofman at their best. Thanks to NODA AI for supp...

Inside Iran's Wartime Regime

August 19, 2026

Afshon Ostovar, one of the leading experts on Iran and the host of the members-only podcast The Iran Reckoning, is joined by War on the Rocks membership editor Kerry Anderson for a state-of-play conversation on the conflict between the United States and Iran. They consider why the fighting has settled into a stalemate and dig into which figures in the Iranian regime have influence over Iran's approach to the war. Afshon unpacks the implications of Mohsen Rezaei's recent appointment as head of...

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