By Walker Mills Pulitzer Prize-winning author and investigative journalist Ian Urbina join the program to talk about his recent article in The New Yorker about fish meal and his book The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier. Ian describes his experiences reporting from the sea, the impacts of IUU fishing, sea farer abandonment, … Continue reading Sea Control 256 – Reporting from the Sea with Ian Urbina →

By Walker Mills Major Zach Ota, a Marine Corps Regional Affairs Officer, talks with host Walker Mills about his award-winning essay “Littoral Access Companies” as well as the opportunities and challenges in the Marine Corps international affairs community. Zach also tells the story of Sergeant Major Jacob Vouza, a Solomon Islands native who played a … Continue reading Sea Control 255 – Littoral Access Companies with Zach Ota →

By Jared Samuelson Former Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Scott Swift (ret.) joins the program to discuss the difficulty of measuring readiness, incorporating capability and capacity, and the struggle to find common definitions for the joint force. Download Sea Control 254 – Defining Readiness with Admiral Scott Swift (ret.) Links “Redefine Readiness or Lose,” by Gen. … Continue reading Sea Control 254 – Defining Readiness with Admiral Scott Swift (ret.) →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Jeremy Stöhs and Dr. Henrik Breitenbauch join the program to discuss European naval power in the wake of the Cold War and what the future holds, to include Techflation, personnel problems, missile gaps, and more! Download Sea Control 253 – The Future of European Seapower with Dr. Jeremy Stöhs and Dr. … Continue reading Sea Control 253 – The Future of European Seapower with Dr. Jeremy Stöhs and Dr. Henrik Breitenbauch →

By Jared Samuelson Defecting Soviet sailors, possible contamination from explosions in Chinese port facilities, and deadly lemons! How do the U.S. and Canadian governments organize a whole-of-government response to a threat originating in the maritime domain? Brian Wilson and Nora Johnson join the podcast to discuss Maritime Operational Threat Response, the U.S. response, and Maritime … Continue reading Sea Control 252 – Bordering on Crisis with Brian Wilson and Nora Johnson →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Christian Bueger and Dr. Tobias Liebetrau join the program to discuss real and imagined threats to undersea cables, infrastructure, and the complexities of regulating and protecting an international network.  Download Sea Control 251 – Undersea, Out of Mind with Dr. Christian Bueger and Dr. Tobias Liebetrau Links 1. “Protecting hidden infrastructure: … Continue reading Sea Control 251 – Undersea, Out of Mind with Dr. Christian Bueger and Dr. Tobias Liebetrau →

By Walker Mills Dr. Joshua Tallis from the Center for Naval Analyses join the program to discuss his recent commentary on the Arctic in CIMSEC, War on the Rocks, and Foreign Policy. Enjoy the wide-ranging conversation on arctic security and governance, the security implications of climate change, the relationship between small conflicts and ‘Great Power … Continue reading Sea Control 250 – Dr. Joshua Tallis on Arctic Strategy →

By Andrea Howard Retired Navy Captain Jim Bryant joins the program to discuss the history of the Thresher-class of submarines, the technical innovations in the class, and revelations from the recent release of documents regarding the loss of USS Thresher in 1963. Download Sea Control 249 – Revelations from the USS Thresher with Capt. Jim … Continue reading Sea Control 249 – Revelations from the USS Thresher with Capt. Jim Bryant (ret.) →

By Jared Samuelson Swedish Institute for Defence Studies author Jonas Kjellén and Swedish Defence University’s Anders Larsson join the program to discuss Jonas’s most recent report on the Russian Baltic Fleet, to include the fleet’s unique organization, its historic relationship with St. Petersburg, the 2016 leadership purge, and more. Download Sea Control 248 – Russia’s … Continue reading Sea Control 248 – Russia’s Baltic Fleet with Jonas Kjellén and Anders Larsson →

By Walker Mills Admiral James Stavridis (ret.) and Elliot Ackerman join the program to discuss their new book, War in 2034: A Novel of the Next War, about a future war between the United States and China. The conversation is far-ranging and covers not only their book but other great reads, their writing process, U.S.-Latin … Continue reading Sea Control 247 – 2034 with Admiral James Stavridis and Elliot Ackerman →