By Jared Samuelson Dr. Jamie L. Jones joins the program to discuss her book, Rendered Obsolete – Energy Culture and the Afterlife of US Whaling. Jamie L. Jones is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research explores the historic pivot in energy use in the … Continue reading Sea Control 562 – Rendered Obsolete with Dr. Jamie Jones →

By Brian Kerg Sasha Maggio, also known as ‘Mother of Tanks,’ joins the program to discuss her one-of-a-kind series, “Why We Fight.” A podcast covering just about every aspect of World War II, including significant elements of naval and amphibious warfare, “Why We Fight” is a unique podcast on historical warfare. Sasha Maggio is a … Continue reading Sea Control 561 – Why We Fight with Sasha Maggio →

By Walker Mills Dr. Colin Flint, a Distinguished Professor of Political Geography at Utah State University, joins the program to talk about his new book, Near and Far Waters: The Geopolitics of Seapower. Dr. Flint discusses why seapower matters and what it can tell us about he future of the China-US rivalry. Download Sea Control 560 … Continue reading Sea Control 560 – Near and Far Waters: The Geopolitics of Seapower with Dr. Colin Flint →

By Walker Mills Jonathan G. Panter joins the program to talk about his PhD dissertation “The Illogic of Naval Forward Presence.” Jonathan is a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a PhD candidate at Columbia University, and former US Navy Surface Warfare Officer. Download Sea Control 559 – The Illogic of … Continue reading Sea Control 559 – The Illogic of Naval Forward Presence with Jonathan Panter →

By Walker Mills Tuneer Mukherjee, a researcher of Asian security with a focus on the maritime domain, joins the program to talk about his recent article “The Proliferation of Drones in Naval Warfare,” published by the Observer Research Foundation. Download Sea Control 558 – The Proliferation of Drones in Naval Warfare with Tuneer Mukherjee Links … Continue reading Sea Control 558 – The Proliferation of Drones in Naval Warfare with Tuneer Mukherjee →

By Jared Samuelson and Walker Mills Sea Control Executive Producer and co-host Jared Samuelson talks to co-host Walker Mills about his nearly five-year tenure running Sea Control and what he has learned after recording over 400 episodes of Sea Control. Download Sea Control 557 – CIMSEC’s Own Jared Samuelson Links 1. “Operational Tripolitan,” by Jared … Continue reading Sea Control 557 – CIMSEC’s Own Jared Samuelson →

By Jared Samuelson Larry Bond, the creator of the naval wargame Harpoon and coauthor of Red Storm Rising, joins the program. Larry discusses how he got into wargaming and his experience running wargames in the U.S. Navy. Download Sea Control 556 – Wargaming with Larry Bond Links 1. Sea Control 169 – Larry Bond and … Continue reading Sea Control 556 – Wargaming with Larry Bond →

By Brian Kerg Brian Kerg, one of Sea Control’s new co-hosts, makes his debut. Here he interviews Major Zachary Schwartz of the U.S. Marine Corps about his new article, “Infantry Battalions as Sensor Webs for the Fleet.” Download Sea Control 555 – Infantry Battalions as Sensor Webs for the Fleet with Zachary Stewart Links 1. … Continue reading Sea Control 555 – Infantry Battalions as Sensor Webs for the Fleet with Zachary Schwartz →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Nuno Vila-Santa joins Jared to discuss his book, Knowledge Exchanges Between Portugal and Europe: Maritime Diplomacy, Espionage, and Nautical Science in the Early Modern World (15th-17th Centuries). Nuno is a researcher at CIUHCT (Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon) and correspondent researcher at CHAM (FCSH-UNL/UAÇ – Lisbon, Portugal) and … Continue reading Sea Control 554 – Maritime Diplomacy, Espionage, and Nautical Science in the 15th-17th Centuries with Dr. Nuno Vila-Santa →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Sara Caputo joins the program to discuss her new book, Tracks on the Ocean: A History of Trailblazing, Maps and Maritime Travel. Sara is Director of Studies in History, History and Politics, and History and Modern Languages, Magdalene College.  Download Sea Control 553 – Tracks on the Ocean with Dr. Sara … Continue reading Sea Control 553 – Tracks on the Ocean with Dr. Sara Caputo →