Sea Control - CIMSEC

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Elizabeth Buchanan and Katie Burkhart join the podcast to discuss a wide range of Arctic issues, including Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic, the Arctic Council, Russia’s 2035 policy document, the Northern Sea Route, and increased NATO activity in the Arctic. Download Sea Control 191 – The Arctic with Dr. … Continue reading Sea Control 191 – The Arctic with Dr. Elizabeth Buchanan and Katie Burkhart →

By Jared Samuelson **SPOILER ALERT** Ships (not boats)! Surface Warfare Officers! Metaphorical SWO jackets! The Texas National Security Review’s Executive Editor and retired Navy Surface Warfare Officer Doyle Hodges joins the program to discuss the new film Greyhound from the perspective of a retired destroyer captain. “Meet her!” Download Sea Control 190 – Greyhound with … Continue reading Sea Control 190 – Greyhound with Doyle Hodges →

By Alex Clarke Hello, this time it’s slightly more somber than normal, but is certainly very much another historically informed maritime current events podcast! Or Bilge Pumps as we three naval geeks of yore call it. So what is episode seven all about? Well the #Bilgepumps team are being both ultra-topical and ultra-historical, as in … Continue reading Bilge Pumps 7: Bonhomme Richard, Ship and Strategic Damage Control, and Which Battles Should Be Movies? →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. T.J. Linzy joins the show to discuss his paper, “The Amphibious Imperative of the French & Indian War.” Our discussion includes the reallocation of resources after early French success, what made the British realize amphibious operations would be necessary, the development of British amphibious tactics off the coast of Halifax, and … Continue reading Sea Control 189 – Amphibious Operations in the French and Indian War with Dr. TJ Linzy →

By Alex Clarke Hoots and hoorays, it’s yet another historically informed maritime current events podcast inbound! Or The Bilge Pumps as we three naval geeks call it. As an explanation, well pretty much imagine three naval historians having a chat while kayaking, but without the kayaks or the sinking, plus it’s done by Skype…So what … Continue reading Bilge Pumps 6 – Physical Cyber and Design for the Next War →

By Alex Clarke It’s another historically informed maritime current events podcast! It’s The Bilge Pumps as we affectionately call it, where we like to imagine it’s what three naval geeks who have found a particularly nice steakhouse would sound like if recorded. So what is episode five about? Well The Bilge Pumps team is talking … Continue reading Bilge Pumps 5 – CHINAAAAAAA!! →

By Jared Samuelson How does South America’s largest, most populous country view its maritime interests? What treaties and agreements govern its relations with its neighbors in the maritime domain? What are the Brazilian Navy’s current commitments and aspirations? Perhaps most importantly, who won the lobster war?! Hear the answers to these questions and more as … Continue reading Sea Control 188 – Brazilian Maritime Security with Andrea Resende →

By Alex Clarke Howdy, it’s once again come to pass, another historically informed maritime current events podcast is inbound! The Bilge Pumps is where three naval geeks who enjoy being monitored by the Russians (judging by the number of blonde ladies we don’t know who keep wanting to befriend us on Facebook whilst their embassy … Continue reading The Bilge Pumps 4 – Aircraft Carriers and Brand New Frigates →

By Alex Clarke Hoots and hoorays it’s another historically informed maritime current events podcast! Or Bilge Pumps as we three naval geeks call it…As an explanation, well imagine three naval historians having a chat while kayaking, but really without the kayaks or the sinking, plus it’s done over Skype. So what is episode three about? … Continue reading The Bilge Pumps 3 – Statues and Teaching History →

By Jared Samuelson Navy Pier, Midway and O’Hare airports, the U.S. Navy’s Recruit Training Command, the Illinois Naval Militia (of captured Spanish ships!), paddlewheel aircraft carriers and more! New CIMSEC Chicago Chapter President Akshat Patel and Dr. Ted Karamanski join the program to discuss the new Chicago CIMSEC chapter and the city’s incredible maritime history. … Continue reading Sea Control 187 – Why Chicago with Akshat Patel and Dr. Ted Karamanski →

By Alex Clarke We are The Bilge Pumps, a podcast crew of three naval geeks, with occasional guests, who squeak a lot about naval stuff and sometimes when moving. We include myself – Alex Clarke – known as much for my addiction to Irn Bru as my PhD and NavalHistoryLive Youtube channel, Alex ‘Drach’ Pocklington, … Continue reading The Bilge Pumps 2 – The Sequel →

By Alex Clarke So it’s happened, we did three episodes and the listeners have spoken, at least the ones we’ve heard from, and it was a big thumbs up. So we’re here to stay, we even have our own channel – which is lovely and currently squeaky clean, but give us five minutes and we’ll … Continue reading The Bilge Pumps 1 – Launch Episode! →

By Jared Samuelson On the heels of the Grant miniseries, Dr. Anne Brinton joins the program to revisit some Civil War Naval Integration (TM) in the Western Theater: The Battle for Island Number 10! Dr. Brinton discusses time, space, and force, the composition of the river fleet, Commodore Andrew Foote, Commander Henry Walke, and the … Continue reading Sea Control 186 – The Battle for Island Number 10 with Dr. Anne Brinton →

By Jared Samuelson Stable Seas’ Jay Benson and the Observer Research Foundation’s Abhijit Singh come aboard Sea Control to discuss Stable Seas’ report on the Bay of Bengal, human and physical geography around the Bay, national security concerns, the difficulties of synchronizing the “blue economy,” and challenges unique to the Bay’s many riverine ports and … Continue reading Sea Control 185 – Stable Seas: Bay of Bengal with Jay Benson and Abhijit Singh →

By Jared Samuelson Brute Krulak Center for Creativity and Innovation Director Valerie Jackson and Dr. Heather Venable join me to discuss the lessons learned from CIMSEC’s Project Trident Chokepoints and Littorals Week! We’ll be discussing whether chokepoints are still relevant, mine warfare, chokepoints as a temporal phenomenon, and the importance of presence. Download Sea Control 184 … Continue reading Sea Control 184 – Chokepoints and Littorals with Dr. Heather Venable and Director Valerie Jackson →