About WOTRWar on the Rocks is a platform for analysis, commentary, debate and multimedia content on foreign policy and national security issues through a realist lens. It features articles and podcasts produced by an array of writers with deep experience in these matters: top notch scholars who study war, those who have served or worked in war zones, and more than a few who have done it all.War on the RocksWOTR_895de480-b28d-11ea-97dc-13981e83ea00WOTR ContributorsAmong our 70+ regular contributors are people who have worked on every continent in the world (aside from Antarctica, so far). They have commanded ships, bargained with militias, led patrols, managed alliances, called for fires (ten of them are combat veterans), and negotiated treaties. They include former diplomats, officers, NCOs, intelligence professionals, and some of the most established scholars in the world studying war, conflict, and international politics. We have seen the worst battlefields of our times. And we have studied war at some of the world’s greatest institutions of higher learning.Armed ForcesWOTR STAFFMARY KATE AYLWARDASSISTANT EDITORRYAN EVANSCEOTRE HESTEROPERATIONS COORDINATOR + DIGITAL DIRECTORDOYLE HODGESEXECUTIVE EDITOR, TEXAS NATIONAL SECURITY REVIEWSHANE MASONMANAGING EDITOR, WAR ON THE ROCKSMEGAN OPREAMANAGING EDITOR, TEXAS NATIONAL SECURITY REVIEWUSHA SAHAYEDITOR-AT-LARGEWOTR SENIOR EDITORSB.J. ARMSTRONGJASON FRITZVAN JACKSONMICHAEL HOROWITZRADHA IYENGARMICHAEL KOFMANMIRA RAPP-HOOPERERIC SAYERSLOREN DEJONGE SCHULMANJEREMY SHAPIROERIN SIMPSONMARK STOUTSTEPHEN TANKELWOTR CONTRIBUTING EDITORSEMMA ASHFORDDAVID BARNOMIKE BENITEZNORA BENSAHELCLAUDE BERUBEJOHN BEWBEN BUCHANANBRAD CARSONRALPH S. CLEMZACK COOPERPATRICK CRONINSCOTT CUOMONICK DANFORTHRICHARD FONTAINEULRIKE FRANKEREBECCA FRIEDMAN LISSNERMARK GALEOTTIFRANCIS J. GAVINJIM GOLBYT.X. HAMMESFRANK HOFFMAN“In a world in which relative power levels are narrowing and means are diluted, America’s historical black hole, a bifurcation between policy and operations, must be closed. Given that our country expects great sacrifices from those toiling at the tactical level, much more can and should be expected at the summit. It is my expectation that War on the Rocks will help fill in the black hole.”DAVID JOHNSONBURAK KADERCANSAMEER LALWANITANVI MADANMELANIE MARLOWEAL MAURONIDAVID MAXWELLMICHAEL MAZARRBRYAN MCGRATHVIPIN NARANGPETER NEWELLLUKE O’BRIENDOUGLAS OLLIVANTANKIT PANDAMIKE PIETRUCHACHRISTOPHER PREBLEISKANDER REHMANKORI SCHAKEJACKIE SPACEAARON STEINJOHN ALLEN WILLIAMSWOTR FOUNDERS CLUBWar on the Rocks would not be what it is — the best and most respected outlet on defense, strategy, and foreign affairs, with the most experienced stable of contributors in the business — without an incredible group of supporters. We want to thank the following members of the WOTR Founders Club.Silver Founders ClubMichael BeckleyDaniel BelinDaniel T. DewitDr. David E. JohnsonDavid PickeringKori SchakeEileen F. SeitzSmart Defense ConsortiumBronze Founders ClubLeo AdrienJane AmbleLane AmbroseWilliam AndersonIan AndersonFrances AriasBJ ArmstrongMatt ArmstrongDaniel AtlasJoseph BanavigeBenjamin BannerIsaac BaruffiMichael BazacoDavid R. BeachleyClaude BerubeKevin BillingsZak BlomMichael J. BonnerCurt BorgenBetty BorgenJosh BowersWilliam BraniffJared M. BruhEmily BryantRyan BurchCrispin BurkeRyan CaldwellJim CalpinRichard J. CampbellJason CampbellHerb CarmenTony CarrJames CarrollPhillip CarterBryan CattleTed ChungKalohi ClarkSandy ClarkChristopher M. CoglianeseAlan CohnJames ComptonMark A. Cope, Jr.E. Darrin CoxDonovan CozzensLara CrouchMelissa DaltonJD DarbyJanine DavidsonBrett DavisMike DennyJean-Cesar DesjardinsSusan DomanJimmy DrennanDave DuffyBryan G. DunnMichael DwyerDion J. Edon, Jr.Janice ElmoreTed EvansJonathan FengNathan R. FieldJay FinchBen FitzGeraldErin FitzgeraldMatthew FlaniganCharles FridenMark GaleottiGerrid GallJoe GardnerDaveed Gartenstein-RossMatt GarvelinkH. Lucien Gauthier IIIDavid GayvertJeffrey G. GombergPhilip GoreStephen GrenierWhitney GrespinTom GribbleGeorge GrieveZachary GriffithsMichael GruberJames R. HansonRobert HardegenJoseph HarperSean HarperTom HashemiBob HeinAlexander N. HinmanMatthew HippleCharles HitchcockGreg HolmesRobert HolzerJohn HorganDaniel HouseworthTimothy D. HoytClare O’NeillVan JacksonKimberly JacksonKristin JacobsenMike JacobsonDave JonasTina JonasJames JoynerErik KallioPaul KanShamir KarkalPatrick KelleherAlexandra KhalifeLori H. KimGary KleinMark KohutMiriam KriegerBrandon LaRocheJosh LawrenceJohn LucierFrancis Luppi-AquilaRichard MadridAdam MaiselMike MatsonAl MauroniRyan MayfieldSteven MayneMichael McBrideBrian McCarthyMike McDonelSean McFateJerry McGinnBryan McGrathDonald McGrawMichael McGruddyKathleen McInnisMaggie McNamaraPatrick McSpaddenRichard MeyersRoger MissoKarl MorandRyan NomuraBen NudoCarly NuttallLuke James O’BrienChris O’ConnorJared OkabayashiMatthew OladjinsDouglas OllivantLance OstranderChris PerryCraig PerryRoger PietrasChad PillaiMike ReillyJonathan ReisetterColin J. ReynoldsWilliam RichEmily RobertsonEdmund RochfordLindsay RodmanDiana M. RodriguezStephen RodriguezMatthew RogersMatt SantoliMark SatiraConstantin SauvagePaul SchaferDavid ScheidlRyan ScheidtJames Schmitt Jonathan SchrodenRic SchulzWilliam SchumacherMartin C. SepulvedaJames SheehanKjell SjaholmJolanta SkutnikKyle StaronJoshua StiefelBrian SteinbergAndrew SternAJ SugarmanTerry SuitorSusan SuttonMohammad TaqiHilary TomenyRobert TomesJeff Trinca David VesperPatrick VogtBrian WagnerAlex WardScott WarrenClint WattsChristopher WeuveJoshua WhiteKevin WieseHeather WilliamsJohn Allen WilliamsThomas WinterDouglas WintonDakota WoodEd YoungAndrew ZammitMark ZivinMore is expected from those at the summit of power_895de610-b28d-11ea-97dc-13981e83ea00To close the bifurcation between policy and operations_895de78c-b28d-11ea-97dc-13981e83ea00RealismRealism teaches us how to think about the world, rather than what to think about it. It is a broad term that encompasses people of many opinions with a variety of party affiliations but all of whom believe in the centrality of fear, honor, and interest as drivers of inter-state affairs. Politics is power. À la Morgenthau, we understand power as “anything that establishes and maintains the power of man over man …. from physical violence to the most subtle psychological ties by which one mind controls another.” As such, while we focus on armed force, we do not dismiss ideas and social control as mechanisms for power.ExperienceThis is what sets us apart from similar web publications: experience. In fact, we are confident that there is no other web-based publication on war and foreign policy out there that has been blessed with this much experience from its collection of regular contributors.Foreign Policy & National SecurityProvide a platform for analysis, commentary, debate and multimedia content on foreign policy and national security issues through a realist lens_895de8e0-b28d-11ea-97dc-13981e83ea00Articles & PodcastsFeature articles and podcasts produced by an array of writers with deep experience in these matters_895dea20-b28d-11ea-97dc-13981e83ea00Scholarswho study war, those who have served or worked in war zones, and more than a few who have done it all.2020-06-19https://warontherocks.com/about/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net