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By Alexia Bouallagui Commander Jeremy Bachelier, the French Liaison Officer at the Information Fusion Center (IFC) in Singapore joins us to discuss the missions of the center and the IFC’s contribution to maritime security from the perspective of a French Liaison Officer. We also explore the current and future challenges to maritime security in the … Continue reading Sea Control 358 – Information Fusion Center Singapore with CDR Jeremy Bachelier (English Version) →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Tamar Meshel joins us to discuss artificial waterways in international water law and their potential to cause tension and conflict. Dr. Meshel is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta. Sea Control 357 – Artificial Waterways in International Water Law with Dr. Tamar Meshel Links … Continue reading Sea Control 357 – Artificial Waterways in International Water Law with Dr. Tamar Meshel →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Gohar Petrossian joins us to discuss global fish transshipment networks, how to identify central actors, and recommendations for enforcement organizations. Dr. Petrossian is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and the Director of the International Crime and Justice Master’s Program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Sea Control 356 – … Continue reading Sea Control 356 – Global Fish Transshipment Networks with Dr. Gohar Petrossian →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Seth Cropsey joins the program to discuss the dimensions of the Ukrainian War in the Black Sea. Dr. Cropsey is the founder and president of the Yorktown Institute. He served as a naval officer, as assistant to the Secretary of Defense, and as deputy Undersecretary of the Navy during the Reagan … Continue reading Sea Control 355 – The War at Sea with Dr. Seth Cropsey →

By Matthew Hipple The Bartlett Maritime Corporation intends to build a brand-new naval repair depot and submarine construction support facility, alongside potential repair shipyards, in Lordstown and Lorain, Ohio. The ambitious project would build and use Oceangoing Transit Carriers to transport new submarine sub-modules and, eventually, complete submarines through the St. Lawrence Seaway. Relying on … Continue reading Sea Control 354 – Sub Shipyards for Northern Ohio with CAPT Edward Bartlett →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Sara Caputo joins us to discuss her bottom-up look at the medical culture of the British seaman at the end of the 19th century. Dr. Caputo is an affiliated lecturer at the University of Cambridge and a Lumley Research Fellow in History. Download Sea Control 353 – The Medical Culture of … Continue reading Sea Control 353 – The Medical Culture of the British Seaman with Dr. Sara Caputo →

By Ed Salo Sea Control talks to Brendan Simms and Steven McGregor about their new book, The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway. Brendan Simms is a Professor of the history of international relations in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge. Steven McGregor … Continue reading Sea Control 352 – The Silver Waterfall: The Battle of Midway with Brendan Simms and Steven McGregor →

By Walker Mills David Alman joins the program to talk about his essay on maritime strategy and shipbuilding that won this year’s USNI General Prize Essay Contest. Sea Control 351 – Don’t Buy Warships (Yet) with David Alman Links 1. “Don’t Buy Warships (Yet),” by David Alman, USNI Proceedings, June 2022. 2. Sea Control 303: The … Continue reading Sea Control 351 – Don’t Buy Warships (Yet) with David Alman →

By Jared Samuelson To celebrate 200 episodes since our relaunch, we watched Top Gun: Maverick!! I’m joined by TOPGUN grad Graham Scarbro and retired Naval Aviatrix and Public Affairs Officer Sarah Higgins to capture all of our reactions to seeing Maverick on the Big Screen again 35 years later. Spoilers ahead! Download Sea Control 350 … Continue reading Sea Control 350 – Top Gun 2 Reactions *Spoiler Warning* →

By Jared Samuelson Julian Pawlak and Dr. Antoni Pienkos join the program to discuss maritime security perspectives of Poland, Portugal, and Greece. Julian Pawlak is research associate at the Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (HSU) and the German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies (GIDS), the think tank of the German … Continue reading Sea Control 349 – Maritime Security Approaches of European NATO Members with Julian Pawlak and Dr. Antoni Pienkos →