War on the Rocks

War on the Rocks continues to provide excellent coverage and analysis of global affairs. However, this app is a miserable experience. As others have noted, the app is really just a portal to hyper-linked articles. Articles don’t stay open when you switch apps or temporarily put down your phone. It’s impossible to start an article, turn to another task, and return to where you were reading. Until this app is re-engineered to function like an actual news app (of which there are many great examples) I’d forgo downloading it and stick to the website.

Get this app If you like learning deeply about current military issues, especially the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This app is a platform for some of the most fascinating interviews and articles, both print and podcast. The subjects are all war related, with talks on everything from political influences to high level leadership psychology to discussing strategy of various battles we are witnessing in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. There is also a great section on China and much general discussion, going down many rabbit holes… all with top world experts speaking on their subjects. There is also a section for supporting members to discuss these subjects and the discussions there are quite interesting, with plenty of professionals giving their experience and thought.

Easy to download and works great (using on iPhone currently). Can’t beat the variety of quality content at users’ fingertips. The podcast intros and time sequencing are helpful. Perfect for a quick ‘read’ (listen) on the go or for in-depth focus on a topic of choice when more time is available.