Sea Control - CIMSEC

By Jared Samuelson If you’ve missed it, you need to read the new newsletter by and for junior officers, Sea State. Two contributors, Madison Sargeant and Yash Khatavkar, join the program to discuss the newsletter, its purpose, their editorial process and more! Sea Control 259 – Sea State with Madison Sargeant and Yash Khatavkar Links … Continue reading Sea Control 259 – Sea State with Madison Sargeant and Yash Khatavkar →

By Jared Samuelson Australian Army Major General Mick Ryan joins the program for a wide-ranging discussion sparked by his reading of C.S. Forester’s classic, The Ship. We discuss “useful fiction,” lessons learned from Forester, and a whole raft of reading recommendations (see the show notes!). Download Sea Control 258 – The Ship with Maj Gen … Continue reading Sea Control 258 – The Ship with Maj Gen Mick Ryan →

By Anna McNeil LCDR Rachel Foote and CDR Charlotte Mundy of the U.S. Coast Guard join us to discuss the complex definition of cognitive diversity, bias, organizational culture and more! Download Sea Control 257 – Embracing Cognitive Diversity with Rachel Foote & Charlotte Mundy Links 1. “Embrace Cognitive Diversity,” by LCDR Rachel Foote, USNI Proceedings, … Continue reading Sea Control 257 – Embracing Cognitive Diversity with Rachel Foote & Charlotte Mundy →

By Walker Mills Pulitzer Prize-winning author and investigative journalist Ian Urbina join the program to talk about his recent article in The New Yorker about fish meal and his book The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier. Ian describes his experiences reporting from the sea, the impacts of IUU fishing, sea farer abandonment, … Continue reading Sea Control 256 – Reporting from the Sea with Ian Urbina →

By Walker Mills Major Zach Ota, a Marine Corps Regional Affairs Officer, talks with host Walker Mills about his award-winning essay “Littoral Access Companies” as well as the opportunities and challenges in the Marine Corps international affairs community. Zach also tells the story of Sergeant Major Jacob Vouza, a Solomon Islands native who played a … Continue reading Sea Control 255 – Littoral Access Companies with Zach Ota →

By Jared Samuelson Former Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Scott Swift (ret.) joins the program to discuss the difficulty of measuring readiness, incorporating capability and capacity, and the struggle to find common definitions for the joint force. Download Sea Control 254 – Defining Readiness with Admiral Scott Swift (ret.) Links “Redefine Readiness or Lose,” by Gen. … Continue reading Sea Control 254 – Defining Readiness with Admiral Scott Swift (ret.) →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Jeremy Stöhs and Dr. Henrik Breitenbauch join the program to discuss European naval power in the wake of the Cold War and what the future holds, to include Techflation, personnel problems, missile gaps, and more! Download Sea Control 253 – The Future of European Seapower with Dr. Jeremy Stöhs and Dr. … Continue reading Sea Control 253 – The Future of European Seapower with Dr. Jeremy Stöhs and Dr. Henrik Breitenbauch →

By Jared Samuelson Defecting Soviet sailors, possible contamination from explosions in Chinese port facilities, and deadly lemons! How do the U.S. and Canadian governments organize a whole-of-government response to a threat originating in the maritime domain? Brian Wilson and Nora Johnson join the podcast to discuss Maritime Operational Threat Response, the U.S. response, and Maritime … Continue reading Sea Control 252 – Bordering on Crisis with Brian Wilson and Nora Johnson →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Christian Bueger and Dr. Tobias Liebetrau join the program to discuss real and imagined threats to undersea cables, infrastructure, and the complexities of regulating and protecting an international network.  Download Sea Control 251 – Undersea, Out of Mind with Dr. Christian Bueger and Dr. Tobias Liebetrau Links 1. “Protecting hidden infrastructure: … Continue reading Sea Control 251 – Undersea, Out of Mind with Dr. Christian Bueger and Dr. Tobias Liebetrau →

By Walker Mills Dr. Joshua Tallis from the Center for Naval Analyses join the program to discuss his recent commentary on the Arctic in CIMSEC, War on the Rocks, and Foreign Policy. Enjoy the wide-ranging conversation on arctic security and governance, the security implications of climate change, the relationship between small conflicts and ‘Great Power … Continue reading Sea Control 250 – Dr. Joshua Tallis on Arctic Strategy →

By Andrea Howard Retired Navy Captain Jim Bryant joins the program to discuss the history of the Thresher-class of submarines, the technical innovations in the class, and revelations from the recent release of documents regarding the loss of USS Thresher in 1963. Download Sea Control 249 – Revelations from the USS Thresher with Capt. Jim … Continue reading Sea Control 249 – Revelations from the USS Thresher with Capt. Jim Bryant (ret.) →

By Jared Samuelson Swedish Institute for Defence Studies author Jonas Kjellén and Swedish Defence University’s Anders Larsson join the program to discuss Jonas’s most recent report on the Russian Baltic Fleet, to include the fleet’s unique organization, its historic relationship with St. Petersburg, the 2016 leadership purge, and more. Download Sea Control 248 – Russia’s … Continue reading Sea Control 248 – Russia’s Baltic Fleet with Jonas Kjellén and Anders Larsson →

By Walker Mills Admiral James Stavridis (ret.) and Elliot Ackerman join the program to discuss their new book, War in 2034: A Novel of the Next War, about a future war between the United States and China. The conversation is far-ranging and covers not only their book but other great reads, their writing process, U.S.-Latin … Continue reading Sea Control 247 – 2034 with Admiral James Stavridis and Elliot Ackerman →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Guillermo Ortuño Crespo and Andrea Galassi join the show for a wide-ranging discussion on fisheries management, the difficulties caused by decades-old policy instruments, the increasing industrialization of the fishing industries, and potential management solutions for the future. Download Sea Control 246 – Beyond Static Spatial Management with Dr. Guillermo Ortuño Crespo … Continue reading Sea Control 246 – Beyond Static Spatial Management with Dr. Guillermo Ortuño Crespo and Andrea Galassi →

By Jared Samuelson In late 2020, the RAND Corporation published the first of what should eventually be a series of studies on command and control in the U.S. and Chinese navies, “Command and Control in U.S. Naval Competition with China.” One of its authors, Andrew Scobell, joins the program to compare and contrast the philosophies … Continue reading Sea Control 245 – Chinese Command and Control with Andrew Scobell →