Ryan Evans

Ryan Evans is the founder of War on the Rocks, a media outlet on strategy, defense, and foreign affairs, as well as Bedrock Knowledge, a software company that scales knowledge in and of the modern workforce from the Fortune 500 to the armed services. When he was young and didn't know any better, he worked at various think tanks in Washington and London. He also worked as a deployed U.S. Army civilian in Afghanistan, as a part of the human terrain team assigned to the British-led Task Force Helmand. He enjoys reading good writing, talking with interesting people, and single-malt scotch.

The Future Soldier Loadout: Smarter Gear or Dead Weight?

April 10, 2026
Brian Cummings, Joel Dillon, Erik Fox, and Ryan Evans
The Future Soldier Loadout: Smarter Gear or Dead Weight?

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz & Saving Downed Pilots

April 6, 2026
Jamie Foggo, John Miller, and Ryan Evans
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz & Saving Downed Pilots

Countering Drones and the Pace of Modern War

March 19, 2026
Jeff Cole, John Garrity, Andy Lowery, and Ryan Evans
Countering Drones and the Pace of Modern War

The Arsenal Beneath the Arsenal

February 27, 2026
Michael Cadenazzi and Ryan Evans
The Arsenal Beneath the Arsenal

Agentic AI and the Pentagon’s Integration Challenge

February 24, 2026
Aaron Brown, Jags Kandasamy, Ben Van Roo, and Ryan Evans
Agentic AI and the Pentagon’s Integration Challenge

Power, Paranoia, and the People’s Liberation Army

February 19, 2026
Jonathan Czin, Peter Mattis, Dennis Wilder, Joel Wuthnow, and Ryan Evans
Power, Paranoia, and the People’s Liberation Army

How We Arrived at this Iranian Moment and What Happens Next

February 5, 2026
Alex Vatanka, Holly Dagres, Naysan Rafati, Kerry Boyd Anderson, and Ryan Evans
How We Arrived at this Iranian Moment and What Happens Next

SkyFoundry and the Future of American Drone Production at Scale

February 4, 2026
Rep. Pat Harrigan and Ryan Evans
SkyFoundry and the Future of American Drone Production at Scale

No End in Sight? The Russo-Ukrainian War at the End of 2025

December 23, 2025
Dara Massicot, Michael Kofman, and Ryan Evans
No End in Sight? The Russo-Ukrainian War at the End of 2025

The First Royal Marine to Become First Sea Lord

December 22, 2025
Gen. Sir Gwyn Jenkins and Ryan Evans
The First Royal Marine to Become First Sea Lord