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By Jared Samuelson Brian Hart and Matthew P. Funaiole join the podcast to describe how foreign companies are bankrolling Chinese Navy expansion. Brian Hart is a fellow with the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he researches the evolving nature of Chinese power. Matthew P. Funaiole is vice … Continue reading Sea Control 364 – How Foreign Companies Are Financing China’s Naval Expansion →

By Jared Samuelson Alexander Powell joins the program to discuss the potential uses for maritime sabotage in a great power conflict. Alexander is an expert on SOF, terrorist group tactics, and counterterrorism. He has worked extensively on security issues in Afghanistan. Download Sea Control 363 – Maritime Sabotage in Great Power Competition with Alexander Powell … Continue reading Sea Control 363 – Maritime Sabotage in Great Power Competition with Alexander Powell →

By Jared Samuelson Sea Control co-host Walker Mills and Tim Heck join the podcast to discuss early amphibious lessons learned from Ukraine.  Walker mills is a Marine infantry officer currently serving as an exchange officer at the Colombian Naval Academy in Cartagena, Colombia. He is also a nonresident fellow at the Brute Krulak Center for … Continue reading Sea Control 362 – Amphibious Lessons Learned from Ukraine with Tim Heck & Walker Mills →

By Jared Samuelson Blake Herzinger and Gerry Doyle join the program to discuss their new book on the Chinese arsenal, Carrier Killer: China’s Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles and Theater of Operations in the early 21st Century. Blake is a Pacific Forum Non-resident WSD-Handa fellow and a U.S. Navy Reserve officer. He has spent 13 years in … Continue reading Sea Control 361 – Carrier Killers with Gerry Doyle and Blake Herzinger →

By Andrea Howard Greg Poling joins the program to talk about his new book On Dangerous Ground: America’s Century in the South China Sea (Oxford University Press, 2022). Greg directs the Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he is also a Senior Fellow. He … Continue reading Sea Control 360 – On Dangerous Ground in the South China Sea with Greg Poling →

By Jared Samuelson Stable Seas’ Jay Benson joins Sea Control to discuss his most recent report on maritime radiological and nuclear trafficking. Jay’s focus areas include the Indo-Pacific, maritime domain awareness and violent extremists operating in the maritime domain. Download Sea Control 359 – Maritime Radiological and Nuclear Trafficking with Jay Benson Links 1. “Maritime … Continue reading Sea Control 359 – Maritime Radiological and Nuclear Trafficking with Jay Benson →

By Alexia Bouallagui L’animatrice, rédactrice et productrice Alexia Bouallagui s’entretient avec le Commandant Jeremy Bachelier, Officier de Liaison français au Centre de Fusion de l’Information (IFC) à Singapour. Ils discutent des missions du centre et de la contribution de l’IFC à la sécurité maritime du point de vue d’un Officier de Liaison français. Ils abordent … Continue reading Sea Control 358 – Information Fusion Center Singapore with CDR Jeremy Bachelier (French Version) →

By Alexia Bouallagui Commander Jeremy Bachelier, the French Liaison Officer at the Information Fusion Center (IFC) in Singapore joins us to discuss the missions of the center and the IFC’s contribution to maritime security from the perspective of a French Liaison Officer. We also explore the current and future challenges to maritime security in the … Continue reading Sea Control 358 – Information Fusion Center Singapore with CDR Jeremy Bachelier (English Version) →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Tamar Meshel joins us to discuss artificial waterways in international water law and their potential to cause tension and conflict. Dr. Meshel is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta. Sea Control 357 – Artificial Waterways in International Water Law with Dr. Tamar Meshel Links … Continue reading Sea Control 357 – Artificial Waterways in International Water Law with Dr. Tamar Meshel →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Gohar Petrossian joins us to discuss global fish transshipment networks, how to identify central actors, and recommendations for enforcement organizations. Dr. Petrossian is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and the Director of the International Crime and Justice Master’s Program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Sea Control 356 – … Continue reading Sea Control 356 – Global Fish Transshipment Networks with Dr. Gohar Petrossian →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Seth Cropsey joins the program to discuss the dimensions of the Ukrainian War in the Black Sea. Dr. Cropsey is the founder and president of the Yorktown Institute. He served as a naval officer, as assistant to the Secretary of Defense, and as deputy Undersecretary of the Navy during the Reagan … Continue reading Sea Control 355 – The War at Sea with Dr. Seth Cropsey →

By Matthew Hipple The Bartlett Maritime Corporation intends to build a brand-new naval repair depot and submarine construction support facility, alongside potential repair shipyards, in Lordstown and Lorain, Ohio. The ambitious project would build and use Oceangoing Transit Carriers to transport new submarine sub-modules and, eventually, complete submarines through the St. Lawrence Seaway. Relying on … Continue reading Sea Control 354 – Sub Shipyards for Northern Ohio with CAPT Edward Bartlett →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Sara Caputo joins us to discuss her bottom-up look at the medical culture of the British seaman at the end of the 19th century. Dr. Caputo is an affiliated lecturer at the University of Cambridge and a Lumley Research Fellow in History. Download Sea Control 353 – The Medical Culture of … Continue reading Sea Control 353 – The Medical Culture of the British Seaman with Dr. Sara Caputo →

By Ed Salo Sea Control talks to Brendan Simms and Steven McGregor about their new book, The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway. Brendan Simms is a Professor of the history of international relations in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge. Steven McGregor … Continue reading Sea Control 352 – The Silver Waterfall: The Battle of Midway with Brendan Simms and Steven McGregor →

By Walker Mills David Alman joins the program to talk about his essay on maritime strategy and shipbuilding that won this year’s USNI General Prize Essay Contest. Sea Control 351 – Don’t Buy Warships (Yet) with David Alman Links 1. “Don’t Buy Warships (Yet),” by David Alman, USNI Proceedings, June 2022. 2. Sea Control 303: The … Continue reading Sea Control 351 – Don’t Buy Warships (Yet) with David Alman →