Sea Control - CIMSEC

By Jared Samuelson To celebrate 200 episodes since our relaunch, we watched Top Gun: Maverick!! I’m joined by TOPGUN grad Graham Scarbro and retired Naval Aviatrix and Public Affairs Officer Sarah Higgins to capture all of our reactions to seeing Maverick on the Big Screen again 35 years later. Spoilers ahead! Download Sea Control 350 … Continue reading Sea Control 350 – Top Gun 2 Reactions *Spoiler Warning* →

By Jared Samuelson Julian Pawlak and Dr. Antoni Pienkos join the program to discuss maritime security perspectives of Poland, Portugal, and Greece. Julian Pawlak is research associate at the Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (HSU) and the German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies (GIDS), the think tank of the German … Continue reading Sea Control 349 – Maritime Security Approaches of European NATO Members with Julian Pawlak and Dr. Antoni Pienkos →

By Jared Samuelson Meia Nouwens  joins the program to discuss a report she coauthored for the International Institute for Strategic Studies entitled, “Taiwan, Cross-strait Stability and European Security: Implications and Response Options.” Meia is a Senior Fellow for Chinese Defense Policy and Military Modernization within the IISS Defense and Military Analysis Program and host of … Continue reading Sea Control 348 – Taiwan and European Security with Meia Nouwens →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Chris Ma joins us to discuss wargaming efforts at the Center for Naval Analyses. Chris is the Wargaming Research Program Director at CNA. Sea Control 347 – Wargaming at CNA with Dr. Chris Ma Links 1. “Rolling the Iron Dice: From Analytical Wargaming to the Cycle of Research,” by Peter Perla, … Continue reading Sea Control 347 – Wargaming at CNA with Dr. Chris Ma →

By Jared Samuelson Cristina Garafola joins the program to discuss Chinese gray zone tactics, which countries they target with which tactics, and how the U.S. and its allies could counter these measures. Cristina Garafola is an associate policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. Her research focuses on the ramifications of China’s rise for its global … Continue reading Sea Control 346 – China’s Gray Zone Tactics with Cristina Garafola →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Michael Petersen joins the program to re-evaluate Russian maritime warfare in light of events in Ukraine. Dr. Petersen is director of the Russia Maritime Studies Institute and Holloway Advanced Research Program at the U.S. Naval War College. Download Sea Control 345 – Reconsidering Russian Maritime Warfare with Dr. Michael Petersen Links … Continue reading Sea Control 345 – Reconsidering Russian Maritime Warfare with Dr. Michael Petersen →

By Alexia Bouallagui Host, Editor, and Producer Alexia Bouallagui talks with Dr. Christian Bueger and Dr. Jan Stockbruegger about their recent paper in the African Security Review, “Maritime security and the Western Indian Ocean’s militarization dilemma.” They analyze the situation in the Western Indian Ocean using the concept of the militarization dilemma. The surge of … Continue reading Sea Control 344 – The Western Indian Ocean’s Militarization Dilemma →

By Jared Samuelson The celebration of CIMSEC’s 10-year anniversary continues! Former presidents Sally DeBoer, Daniel Stefanus, and Director of Online Content Dmitry Filipoff join the podcast to celebrate the organization and reflect on their respective tenures. Download Sea Control 343 – 10 Years of CIMSEC with Sally DeBoer, Daniel Stefanus, and Dmitry Filipoff Jared Samuelson … Continue reading Sea Control 343 – 10 Years of CIMSEC with Sally DeBoer, Daniel Stefanus, and Dmitry Filipoff →

By Andrea Howard Sea Control talks with CAPT John Cordle and LCDR Reuben Keith Green about the culture and policy issues surrounding race in the maritime service. CAPT Cordle, USN (ret.) commanded two ships, the USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79) and San Jacinto (CG-56). LCDR Green, USN (ret.) served as the executive officer of a Pegasus-class … Continue reading Sea Control 342 – The Navy, in Black and White with John Cordle and Reuben Keith Green →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Euan Graham joins the program to discuss a post he wrote for the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) about the Chinese lasing an Australian maritime patrol aircraft. Dr. Graham is a Senior Fellow at IISS. Download Sea Control 341 – A Chinese-Australian Lasing Incident with Dr. Euan Graham Links 1. … Continue reading Sea Control 341 – A Chinese-Australian Lasing Incident with Dr. Euan Graham →

By Jared Samuelson Tracey Williams, author of Adrift: The Curious Tale of the LEGO Lost at Sea, joins the program to discuss her book, her life as a beachcomber, and the impact of plastics on the ocean. Download Sea Control 340 – LEGO Lost at Sea with Tracey Williams Links 1. Adrift: The Curious Tale … Continue reading Sea Control 340 – LEGO Lost at Sea with Tracey Williams →

By Marie Williams Mark Nevitt, Cmdr., JAGC (Ret.), breaks down the 1936 Montreux Convention and its wartime importance – from a lawyer’s perspective. Mark is Associate Professor of Law at Syracuse University College of Law and a former tactical jet aviator and legal advisor to U.S. Sixth Fleet. Download Sea Control 339 – The Montreux … Continue reading Sea Control 339 – The Montreux Convention with Mark Nevitt →

By Jared Samuelson CIMSEC Presidents past and present Jimmy Drennan and Chris Stockdale, respectively, join the program to celebrate the organization’s past and look to the future.  Download Sea Control 338 – 10 Years of CIMSEC with Chris Stockdale and Jimmy Drennan Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact … Continue reading Sea Control 338 – 10 Years of CIMSEC with Chris Stockdale and Jimmy Drennan →

By Walker Mills The program is joined by Noah “Spool” Spataro, Trevor “Mrs.” Phillips-Levine, and Andrew “Kramer” Tenbusch about the future of unmanned systems in naval aviation and their recent article in War on the Rocks, “Winged Luddites: Aviators are the Biggest Threat to Carrier Aviation.” Download Sea Control 337 – Why Aviators are the … Continue reading Sea Control 337 – Why Aviators are the Greatest Threat to Naval Aviation →

By Jared Samuelson Happy CIMSEC-versary!!! CIMSEC Founder Scott Cheney-Peters and original Sea Control host Matt Hipple join us to celebrate CIMSEC’s 10-year anniversary and discuss the site’s origins and evolution. Download Sea Control 336 — 10 Years of CIMSEC with Scott Cheney-Peters and Matt Hipple Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea … Continue reading Sea Control 336 — 10 Years of CIMSEC with Scott Cheney-Peters and Matt Hipple →