Ryan Evans

The Dyle stuff is alluded to in the article

A 15-Point Plan to Get to a Ukrainian-Russian Settlement Editor's Note: A Ukrainian language version of this article is available / Будь ласка, зверніть увагу, що українська версія цієї статті доступна.   I

Re-upping my article on what a more sensible and effective approach to bringing #Ukraine and #Russia to the table would look like (Ukrainian language version also available)

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План із 15 пунктів щодо досягнення українсько-російського врегулювання Примітка редактора: Це українськомовна версія статті, опублікованої англійською мовою. Будь ласка, поставтеся поблажливо до можливих помилок у

Thank you Kori. Ukrainian language version here
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With #BlackFriday comes the War on the Rocks holiday reading list

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Without more compellence certainly. But you may be right either way. Thanks for engaging

The idea is to get to "yes" on easier concepts and broad principles to gain momentum and start real talks before tackling the difficult details and most contested disputes.

Very different from the 28-point Witkoff plan which tried to settle too much up front

A 15-Point Plan to Get to a Ukrainian-Russian Settlement I do not know the origins of the Trump administration’s 28-point peace plan to resolve the Russo-Ukrainian War, but I can safely say it has caused quite a

I have a new article today in @warontherocks.bsky.social that attempts to lead Washington to a different approach to negotiations to end the war between Ukraine and Russia. I offer 15 principles the belligerents should agree to before negotiations can begin
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Appreciate the input Chris. Submissions always welcome warontherocks.com/submissions

Racing Against Time: Realizing a True Defense Industrial Enterprise In November 2015, I was five months into commanding the air campaign against the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Operation Inherent Resolve was in full

Former chairman, Gen (ret) CQ Brown in @warontherocks.bsky.social today with an important article

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JP McGee is one of the best officers of his generation. I am grateful for his service to our Army and our country

Part 2 is coming out soon. Catch up on part 1

Fellowships and Seminars

My running list of fellowships and other opportunities has been updated, including a veteran fellowship recently highlighted by Jason Galui - the Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program at the Bush Presidential Center.

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Putin understands that crossing the nuclear threshold would shatter what remains of his leverage, unite the West even further, and invite catastrophic consequences.

His bluster is a symptom of weakness, not strength. The world should treat it accordingly: with vigilance, but without fear.

When the primary audience is the world, he is hoping it will get Washington to take his maximalist and uncompromising demands more seriously. Each time he brandishes the nuclear card it is aimed at political deterrence, not actual escalation.

The audience is both domestic & international. He's done this before elections (2018) & in response to economic contractions (2015). The aim is to look strong. He's also done this when international aims falter (as the invasion of Ukraine failed in 2022) or are at risk (today).

When Putin feels weak, he often resorts to nuclear sabre-rattling. The prospect of nuclear war is of course terrifying, but this is just a tired and non-credible maneuver from Putin. Here's why:

Yes but that's not what the article is about. The article explicitly is about what happens in the world where that has failed to happen/work

I was pleased to have Congressman Himes on the show. We talked for half the episode about Venezuela and Latin America but we also covered the rest of the world.

I'm sure this episode will only deepen the confusion of my more imaginative critics on this website
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It seems like the direction of travel of our political system risks us heading in a post-liberal direction. Others have made this observation on both the left and the right. It doesn't seem imprudent to publish an article on how this might affect the US military profession.

First please let me ask you, what do you think the piece was arguing/about?

A tale of two social media platforms

War on the Rocks has only raised $300k from investors in its 12 year history. We haven't raised a dollar from investors for over six years. None of it was from venture capital or private equity. You people have no clue what you're talking about but I'm enjoying the fanfic

Any theories for why the Trump administration is formally celebrating the USMC birthday three weeks early?

Four AI Policy Choices Policymakers Can’t Afford to Get Wrong Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles. Subsequent articles will examine answers to each of the four questions laid out below. As

Morgan Plummer's new piece in Cogs of War is one of the smartest takes yet on the choices shaping national security #AI. Early policy decisions are setting trajectories that will be hard to undo
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If you were organizing a candid panel on the performance of Western defense tech in Ukraine, who would you invite?

If you were organizing a candid panel on the performance of Western defense tech in Ukraine, who would you invite?

Witkoff has taken very hard lines in talks with Tehran. Iran has been weakened but is not so weak that it can or will accept these terms. For many in the Trump admin and close to it, the point is to *not* arrive at an agreement and thereby create an untenable situation that leads to regime change

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