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By Matthew Merighi Capitol Hill is integral to the continued success of U.S. naval forces. Yet most people outside the Washington, D.C. area have experienced the intricacies of how that institution goes about resourcing the military. Join Sea Control: North America for an interview with Katie Burkhart, a former Navy Surface Warfare Officer who now works in … Continue reading Sea Control 120 – Capitol Hill and National Defense →

By Natalie Sambhi Recorded along the sidelines of this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, find out how the region’s top strategic thinkers reacted to the big speeches, the posturing of the U.S. and China, the way forward on maritime disputes and the other security challenges we should be paying attention to like ISIS and climate change. Natalie … Continue reading Sea Control 119 – Action and Analysis from Shangri-La Dialogue 2016 →

In the aftermath of the Brussels attacks, the world is now paying closer attention to airport security and the unique threat posed by ISIS. But what exactly is going on and how are countries responding? Join Sea Control: North America for an interview with Max Leitschuh, an Aviation Security Analyst at iJet International, to discuss … Continue reading Sea Control 118 – ISIS Capabilities Against Civil Aviation →

Niger Delta violence returns as oil prices plummet and both the Nigerian government’s ability and willingness to pay off former militants decreases. As the Nigerian Navy moves to counter this new violence, a largely unknown group called the “Niger Delta Avengers” has responded by “declaring war” on the Navy. Dirk Steffen, who recently published a CIMSEC article on this development, … Continue reading Sea Control 117 – Niger Delta Pirates Declare War? →

In this week’s episode of Sea Control: Asia Pacific, Natalie Sambhi chats with Nadia Bulkin, a Senior Associate at The Asia Group, on Indonesia’s history of violence, its turn towards democratic nationalism and what that means for the country today. They delve into legacies and policy implications of military rule and colonialism. Natalie and Nadia also … Continue reading Sea Control 116 – Indonesia, A History of Violence and Horror Fiction →

Blue Water Metrics, 2nd Place Winner of Tuft’s 100K New Ventures contest, is on a quest to crowdsource data collection on the health of our seas; in short, the use of pre-existing maritime platforms, from ferries to fishermen, as homes for an array of data collection equipment all over the world. Matthew Merighi, our director of Publications and … Continue reading Sea Control 115 – Blue Water Metrics and Monitoring Oceans →

For a discussion on the South China Sea, Sally DeBoer, our Book Review Editor, brings in CAPT James Fannell (USN, Ret), the former Director of Intelligence and Information Operations (N2) for the US Pacific Fleet.  During the course of his thirty year career, CAPT Fanell specialized in Indo-Asia Pacific security affairs, with an emphasis on … Continue reading Sea Control 114 – South China Sea with CAPT James Fanell →

Most people know that Abraham Lincoln was an avid reader and self-educated man. But how much did this education influence his conduct during the Civil War? Join Sea Control: North America for an interview with Matthew “Matty” Keller, a retired member of the U.S. Navy who is working out the answer to that very question. During the … Continue reading Sea Control 113 – Abraham Lincoln’s Self-Education →

Australia’s Defence White Paper, submarines and scotch? Sounds like a recipe for a fun time. Get ready for a special joint episode with the Perth USAsia Centre’s Perspectives podcast series. In this episode, Kyle Springer, Program Associate at the Perth US Asia Centre, asks Natalie Sambhi, host of Sea Control: Asia Pacific, and Reed Foster, retired US Army officer … Continue reading Sea Control 112 – Australia’s 2016 Defence White Paper →

We discuss the Vietnam-era drone, the QH-50 DASH, with Peter Papadakos – engineer, historian, and son of the DASH’s inventor. We go through the program’s origins, its original purpose, the field modifications made by enterprising Vietnam-era officers, and the challenges that came with its operation and the institutional resistance to its use. This podcast was … Continue reading Sea Control 111 – Vietnam-Era Drones (QH-50) →