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By Ed Salo Heather Johnson, librarian for Special Collections for The National Museum of the Royal Navy, joins the program to discuss the museum and the British Special Service Squadron. Download Sea Control 503 – The British Special Service Squadron with Heather Johnson Links 1. British Special Service Squadron. 2. National Museum of the Royal Navy. Ed … Continue reading Sea Control 503 – The British Special Service Squadron with Heather Johnson →

By Jared Samuelson Former Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Scott Swift (ret.) joins us to discuss wartime command and control in the War of 2026 scenario. Admiral Swift commanded the U.S. Pacific Fleet from 2015 to 2018. In 2023, he served as a senior mentor for the Navy’s Large Scale Exercise and the Global wargame at … Continue reading Sea Control 502 – Wartime Command and Control with Admiral Scott Swift (ret.) →

By Jared Samuelson Zach Ota comes aboard to discuss maritime security approaches in Oceania. Zach is a Marine Corps infantry officer and a Southeast Asia Regional Affairs Officer. Download Sea Control 501 – Multilateral Approaches to Maritime Security in Oceania with Zach Ota Links 1. 21st Century as the Pacific Century – Culture and Security of … Continue reading Sea Control 501 – Multilateral Approaches to Maritime Security in Oceania with Zach Ota →

By Walker Mills Dr. Peter Chalk joins the program to discuss the future of the United Kingdom’s Indo-Pacific Engagement and an article Dr. Chalk wrote for War on the Rocks on the same topic. Dr. Chalk also covers the British role in AUKUS. Dr. Chalk is a maritime subject matter expert with the Institute of … Continue reading Sea Control 500 – The UK’s Indo-Pacific Engagement with Dr. Peter Chalk →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Katrina Ponti joins us to discuss US Navy diplomacy in South America. Her work appeared in the larger volume, Seapower by Other Means. Katrina is an Ernest May Postdoctoral Fellow at the Belfer Center’s International Security Program and Applied History Project. Download Sea Control 499 – The U.S. Navy and Diplomacy … Continue reading Sea Control 499 – The U.S. Navy and Diplomacy in South America with Dr. Katrina Ponti →

By Ed Salo Author and retired naval officer David Poyer joins Sea Control to discuss his book, The Academy, the latest and final book in the Dan Lenson series of novels. David has written more than 40 books, most of them novels. His sea career included service in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic, Caribbean, and Pacific. … Continue reading Sea Control 498 – The Academy with David Poyer →

By Walker Mills Capt. Joshua Taylor, USN, and Scott Humphrey, a Colonel in the Air National Guard, join the program to talk about their recent essay “Citizen Sailors: The Missing link in Maritime Force Structure.” They discuss the history of maritime militia in the United States, the potential for a new maritime militia, and challenges … Continue reading Sea Control 497 – Citizen Sailors with Joshua Taylor and Scott Humphrey →

By Jared Samuelson CAPT Benjamin “BJ” Armstrong joins the program to discuss naval presence and the U.S. Navy in the interwar period. CAPT Benjamin “BJ” Armstrong, USN, is a former search and rescue helicopter pilot and associate professor of war studies and naval history at the U.S. Naval Academy. Download Sea Control 496 – Naval … Continue reading Sea Control 496 – Naval Presence and the Interwar US Navy with BJ Armstrong →

By Walker Mills Aaron Delano-Johnson joins the program to discuss how to apply lessons from counternarcotics operations to combating IUU fishing. Aaron is a Captain in the U.S. Coast Guard. Download Sea Control 495 – Cocaine Codfish with Aaron Delano-Johnson Links 1. “Cocaine Codfish: How the War on Drugs Can Inform the Fight Against Illegal … Continue reading Sea Control 495 – Cocaine Codfish with Aaron Delano-Johnson →

By Anna McNiel Dr. John Sherwood joins the program to discuss his latest book, A Global Force for Good: Sea Services Humanitarian Operations in the Twenty-First Century, about the sea services’ response to various humanitarian operations in the 21st century. John has served as a historian at Naval History and Heritage Command since 1997. Download … Continue reading Sea Control 494 – Global Force for Good with Dr. John Sherwood →

By Nathan Miller Ray Powell joins the program to discuss his recent work “Game Changer: The Philippines’ Assertive Transparency Campaign: How the Philippines Rewrote the Counter Gray Zone Playbook in 2023.” Ray Powell is the Founder and Director of SeaLight, a maritime transparency project of the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation at Stanford … Continue reading Sea Control 493 – “Assertive Transparency” in the Gray Zone with Ray Powell →

By Jared Samuelson In this episode, Ebunoluwa George Ojo-Ami joins us to discuss how the states bordering the Gulf of Guinea are approaching their many maritime security challenges. Ebunoluwa is a graduate of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria. He focuses on security in West Africa, particularly the Gulf of Guinea. Download Sea Control 492 – … Continue reading Sea Control 492 – Challenges in the Gulf of Guinea with Ebunoluwa Ojo-Ami →

By Walker Mills Commander Michael Knickerbocker joins the program to speak about his recent article, “Written in Black and Red: Asymmetric Threats and Affordable Unmanned Vessels.” He discusses the threat of unmanned surface vessels (USVs), what the U.S. Navy should do about them, and how the U.S. Navy should direct its own USV programs. Download … Continue reading Sea Control 491 – Written in Black and Red: Asymmetric Threats and Affordable Unmanned Vessels With Michael Knickerbocker →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Hassan Khalilieh joins the podcast to discuss Islamic maritime law, to include his book: Islamic Law of the Sea: Freedom of Navigation and Passage Rights in Islamic Thought. Hassan is a senior lecturer in the departments of Maritime Civilizations and Inter-disciplinary Studies at the University of Haifa. Download Sea Control 490 … Continue reading Sea Control 490 – Islamic Maritime Law with Dr. Hassan Khalilieh →

By Jared Samuelson Julian Pawlak joins us to discuss his 2022 report on NATO’s northern flank. Julian is a research associate at the Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg and the German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies. His research covers NATO’s Northern Flank and the Baltic Sea region. Download Sea Control … Continue reading Sea Control 489 – The Strategic Importance of NATO’s North Flank with Julian Pawlak →