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By Jonathan Selling The recent announcement that the United Kingdom will be returning Diego Garcia and the rest of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius brought to an end this long-running dispute. Nitya Labh joins the program to discuss the dispute over the Chagos Islands and the benefit to the UK and US for its return … Continue reading Sea Control 552 – Diego Garcia with Nitya Labh →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Rachel Lance joins the program to talk about her new book, Chamber Divers – The Untold Story of the D-Day Scientists Who Changed Special Operations Forever. Rachel is an author and Assistant Consulting Professor at Duke University, where she conducts research out of their Hyperbaric Medicine facility. Download Sea Control 551 … Continue reading Sea Control 551 – Chamber Divers with Dr. Rachel Lance →

By Walker Mills CIMSEC Co-Host Walker Mills discusses Force Design 2030 with Travis Reese, Ian Brown, Zach Ota, Travis Hord, Leo Spaeder, and Brian Strom, who are all active or retired Marines in this wide-ranging conversation. They published an article “Trends in Maritime Challenges Indicate that Force Design 2030 is the Proper Path,” for War … Continue reading Sea Control 550 – Six Marines Talk Force Design 2030 →

By Jonathan Selling Author Edward Hampshire joins Jonathan to discuss his new book, The Royal Navy in the Cold War Years, 1966-1990. Edward Hampshire is an historian at the Naval Historical Branch, Ministry of Defence, Portsmouth. He has been Senior Lecturer in Defence and International Affairs, the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and was Seconded from … Continue reading Sea Control 549 – The Royal Navy During the Cold War with Edward Hampshire →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Jeremy Stöhs and Dr. Sebastian Bruns join the program to discuss their recent article in War on the Rocks in renewed competition in the Mediterranean. Jeremy Stöhs is an Austrian-American security and defense analyst. He co-heads the Austrian Center for Intelligence, Propaganda & Security Studies at the University of Graz and … Continue reading Sea Control 548 – Maritime Competition in the Mediterranean with Dr. Sebastian Bruns & Dr. Jeremy Stöhs →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Helen Scales joins the program to discuss the future of the world’s oceans and the environmental threats that they face. Helen Scales, PhD, is a marine biologist, writer, and broadcaster. She is the author of many books about the ocean including The Brilliant Abyss and Spirals in Time, and the children’s … Continue reading Sea Control 547 – What the Wild Sea Can Be with Dr. Helen Scales →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Harry Bennett joins Jared to discuss his book, The War for England’s Shores: S-Boats and the Fight Against British Coastal Convoys. Download Sea Control 546 – S-Boats and Coastal Convoys with Harry Bennett Links 1. The War for England’s Shores: S-Boats and the Fight Against British Coastal Convoys, by G.H. Bennett, … Continue reading Sea Control 546 – S-Boats and Coastal Convoys with Harry Bennett →

By Jared Samuelson Lt. Col. Nathan Jennings, Ph D joins the program to discuss naval operations in the Mexican-American War. Jennings discusses Winfried Scott’s landing at Veracruz, the largest U.S. landing prior to World War Two, and also less well-known operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Nathan is an associate professor and Army strategist at the … Continue reading Sea Control 545 – Naval Operations in the Mexican-American War →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Kristie Flannery discusses her book, Piracy and the Making of the Spanish Pacific World. Dr. Flannery discusses how alliances with native Filipinos to combat piracy in the region was essential for Spanish success in the Philippines. Dr. Flannery is a research fellow in the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences at … Continue reading Sea Control 544 – Piracy and the Spanish Pacific with Dr. Kristie Flannery →

By Jared Samuelson Author Curt Newport joins the program to discuss his career beneath the waves and his new book, Ready to Dive – Five Decades of Adventure in the Abyss. Curt is a pioneer in the development and operation of Remotely Operated Vehicles. He retired in 2022 after 47 years in the underwater profession. … Continue reading Sea Control 542 – Ready to Dive with Curt Newport →