What are the implications of public interest in military topics for policy and civic engagement in 2025?

As 2025 comes to an end, we at War on the Rocks reflect on the stories and events that our readers found most compelling in a year marked by fresh conflicts, long-standing rivalries, cutting-edge military technology, and the ongoing importance of learning from the past. Our most-read pieces show the variety of our interests and the complexity of our world, from geopolitical conflicts in the Indo-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East to the change in how the United States views itself and interacts with allies and adversaries. As discussions about military modernization, drone warfare, and force structure unfolded in our pages, this The post Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2025 appeared first on War on the Rocks