By Walker Mills US Navy officers Trevor Phillips-Levine and Collin Fox join the program to talk about their recent article “Hedging With Humility” in War on the Rocks that discussed the feasibility of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Download Sea Control 399- The Need to Hedge for Taiwan’s Security Links 1. “Hedging with Humility: Reassessing … Continue reading Sea Control 399- The Need to Hedge for Taiwan’s Security with Trevor Phillips-Levine and Collin Fox →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Aaro Sahari and Dr. Saara Matala join the program to discuss the transnational development of icebreakers. Dr. Sahari is a postdoctoral researcher in history at the University of Helsinki and the vice-chair of the Finnish Association for Maritime History. Dr. Matala is an historian of technology and business, with specialist interests … Continue reading Sea Control 398 – Transnational Development of Icebreakers with Dr. Aaro Sahari and Dr. Saara Matala →

By Jared Samuelson Chiara Pavesi joins the podcast to discuss her contribution to the Associazione di Consulenza in Diritto del Mare’s (ASCOMARE) 2021 Yearbook on the Law of the Sea. Chiara is a Project Coordinator and Research Assistant for ASCOMARE. Download Sea Control 397 – Judicial Responses to the Silences of UNCLOS with Chiara Pavesi … Continue reading Sea Control 397 – Judicial Responses to the Silences of UNCLOS with Chiara Pavesi →

By Walker Mills Samuel Bendett joins the program to unpack the Russian Federation’s new 2022 Maritime Doctrine. Sam Bendett is a research analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses’ Russia Studies Program and an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Download Sea Control 395 – Russia’s New Maritime Doctrine with … Continue reading Sea Control 395 – Russia’s New Maritime Doctrine with Samuel Bendett →

By Jared Samuelson Walker Mills and Erik Limpaecher join the program to discuss expeditionary energy in support of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. Download Sea Control 394 – Powering EABO with Walker Mills and Erik Limpaecher Links 1. “Powering EABO – Aluminum fuel for the future fight,” by Walker D. Mills, Jacob Clayton, and Erik R. … Continue reading Sea Control 394 – Powering EABO with Walker Mills and Erik Limpaecher →

By Jared Samuelson CAPT Bill Shafley rejoins the podcast to discuss the Carrier Battle Groups of the Cold War, how the modern Carrier Strike Group evolved, and how the DESRON staffing construct may need to change. Download Sea Control 393 – Beyond the CWC Concept with CAPT Bill Shafley Links  1. “A New Desron Staff … Continue reading Sea Control 393 – Beyond the CWC Concept with CAPT Bill Shafley →

By Zsófia Wolford The Arctic is warming at least four times faster than the rest of the globe, opening up new trade routes and making natural resources more accessible to Arctic states. Changes driven by climate change, and regional competition and militarization have increased over the past decade, with Russia being a dominant player in … Continue reading Sea Control 392 – Russia’s Arctic Strategy in a Changing Region with Katarzyna Zysk →

In CIMSEC’s first podcast collaboration with the Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies, we are airing the YCAPS Indo-Pacific Maritime Hour discussion, “Why the United States Needs a Real Maritime Strategy,” moderated by friend of the program John Bradford and featuring Jimmy Drennan and Blake Herzinger. Download Sea Control 391 – Indo-Pacific Maritime Hour with Blake … Continue reading Sea Control 391 – Indo-Pacific Maritime Hour with Blake Herzinger & Jimmy Drennan →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Camille Goodman joins the podcast to discuss her book Coastal State Jurisdiction over Living Resources in the Exclusive Economic Zone, and fisheries, enforcement, UNCLOS, and more. Dr. Goodman is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Postgraduate Studies at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security at the University of … Continue reading Sea Control 390 – Coastal State Jurisdiction Over Living Resources with Dr. Camille Goodman →

By Ed Salo Major Ben Griffin, Chief of the Military History Division at the USMA, joins the program to discuss his new book, Reagan’s War Stories: A Cold War Presidency. Dr. Griffin examines the popular fiction that Reagan consumed during his life, and how that influenced his worldview. Griffin argues that the novels of Tom Clancy, Louis L’Amour, and science … Continue reading Sea Control 389 – Reagan’s War Stories with Benjamin Griffin →