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By Ruxandra Bosilca This episode kicks off a special Sea Control podcast series focusing on women in maritime security. Dr. Jessica Larsen joins the program to discuss the importance of gender equality in the maritime sector, the main gender stereotypes that women face at sea, a number of initiatives addressing equality and inclusion in maritime … Continue reading Sea Control 205 – Women in Maritime Security with Dr. Ruxandra Bosilca and Dr. Jessica Larsen →

By Alex Clarke Today it’s just two naval history geeks, and so it is a two-parter as Alex and Drach wrestle with RapidRazorback’s question: what bits of history do we think have been forgotten that need to be remembered? We’ve made it to Episode 18 and this will be the first time a crewmate is … Continue reading Bilge Pumps 18: Alex and Drach Unsupervised →

By Jared Samuelson Bryan Clark and Tim Walton join the program to discuss their recent study on behalf of the Hudson Institute and the Office of the Secretary of Defense: American Sea Power at a Crossroads: A Plan to Restore the US Navy’s Maritime Advantage and what it means for the Navy’s future, including 581 … Continue reading Sea Control 204 – American Sea Power at a Crossroads with Bryan Clark & Tim Walton →

By Jared Samuelson On the anniversary of the Japanese surrender, New York Times journalist David Sanger shared the story of his father, Ken, who narrowly avoided shooting down the Japanese delegation. Ken was gracious enough to share the story with Sea Control, as well as to tell the story of “his war,” including fighter direction … Continue reading Sea Control 203 – A Near Miss with Lt j.g. (ret) Ken Sanger →

By Jared Samuelson We spanned 16 time zones to bring you Dr. Sebastian Bruns from Kiel’s Center for Maritime Security Studies and John Bradford from the Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Affairs discussing lessons learned from CIMSEC’s recently concluded Regional Strategy Week, to include the importance of resources to development of national strategy, budgetary pressures of … Continue reading Sea Control 202 – Regional Strategy Week with Dr. Sebastian Bruns and John Bradford →

By Alex Clarke We’ve made it to Episode 17 and the Bilge Pumps crew have been joined this week by the exceptional Prof. Sal Mercogliano (@mercoglianos), who is joining us to discuss pod propulsion, incremental manning, and all sorts of other fun and interesting things which could be coming to a national navy near you … Continue reading Bilge Pumps 17: What Can Navies Learn from Merchant Navies? With Special Guest Sal Mercogliano →

By Jared Samuelson To conclude Regional Strategy Topic Week, Abhijit Singh and Collin Koh join the program to discuss the maritime balance of power between India and China to include a brief history of India-China relations, the recent conflict over the Line of Actual Control, India’s geographic advantage at sea, and the difficulty of conflict … Continue reading Sea Control 201 – The China-India Maritime Balance of Power →

By Jared Samuelson Amidst the chaos of Regional Strategies Week here at CIMSEC we welcome an Austrian navalist, Dr. Jeremy Stöhs, to discuss European naval procurement, including his book on the decline of European naval forces, European shipbuilding infrastructure, and trends in systems and platforms. Download Sea Control 200 – European Naval Procurement with Dr. … Continue reading Sea Control 200 – European Naval Procurement with Dr. Jeremy Stöhs →

By Alex Clarke We’ve made it to Episode 15 and the Bilgepumps crew have been joined by the one, the only, Laughton Chair of Naval History from King’s College London’s War Studies Department, Professor Andrew Lambert. Or as Alex has called him since he supervised his PhD, Prof! We are joined by him for an … Continue reading Bilge Pumps 15 – Examples of Leadership with Prof. Andrew Lambert →

By Alex Clarke We’ve made it to Episode 14 and no Russian ships have broken apart on us, although apparently their floating docks are now their biggest threat, and we did warn them in Episode 13. Well, as that is the norm, here is Bilge Pumps as we three regular naval geeks of easy listening … Continue reading Bilge Pumps 14: The Future of the Escort Fleet with Special Guest CDR Salamander →