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Dean Cheng joins us to discuss China. Like a flourless brownie, this podcast is dense and delicious. We hit China’s goals and perspectives: From the Chinese “status quo”, to the South China Sea, to India, to the use of crises as policy tools. If you want to see behind the headlines, this is your podcast. … Continue reading Sea Control 41: The View From China → This post- "Sea Control 41: The View From China" appeared first on Center for International Maritime Security.

Alex Clarke is joined by the cadre in a third panel discussion for the East Atlantic Series. They discuss multination forces: whether and how nations should combine together to maximize security and minimize cost.  The particular focus of this session is feasibility: how nations can go about building cooperative strategies and whether they would want … Continue reading Sea Control 40 (East Atlantic) – Defense Cooperation → This post- "Sea Control 40 (East Atlantic) – Defense Cooperation" appeared first on Center for International Maritime Security.

This week, Sea Control Asia Pacific looks at cyber security in the region. Natalie Sambhi, of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), interviews her colleague Klée Aiken from ASPI’s International Cyber Policy Centre about the major cyber issues facing Australia, ICPC’s new report on cyber maturity in the Asia Pacific, what cyber maturity means and how it’s … Continue reading Sea Control 39 (Asia-Pacific): Pacific Cyber Security → This post- "Sea Control 39 (Asia-Pacific): Pacific Cyber Security" appeared first on Center for International Maritime Security.

From the entertainment of the risk board to the grand scale of international exercises… war games of varying types and scale inform and misinform us in learning about war and conflict. For the first in a two-part series on wargaming, CIMSEC jumped onboard with Jeff Anderson and the CNO Rapid Innovation Cell Podcast to discuss … Continue reading Sea Control 38: War Gaming with the CRIC Podcast (1 of 2) → This post- "Sea Control 38: War Gaming with the CRIC Podcast (1 of 2)" appeared first on Center for International Maritime Security.

CIMSEC and The Bridge have been coordinating on a collection of articles on the personal theories of power for several uniform service members, defense professionals, and academics.  I sit down with, Dave Lyle, Rich Ganske, and Nate Finney, three other writers from the series, to discuss the nature of power, some of the theories from […] The post Sea Control 37 – Personal Theories of Power appeared first on Center for International Maritime Security.

Your monthly East Atlantic edition of Sea Control brings you Alex Clarke with a panel on the state of NATO’s defense spending in the UK and Continental Europe, and whether this spending is sufficient to face our modern threats.   DOWNLOAD: Sea Control 36 (East Atlantic): NATO Defense Spending Remember, subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher […] The post Sea Control 36 (East Atlantic) – NATO Defense Spending appeared first on Center for International Maritime Security.

RADM Foggo, Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, joins us to discuss the creation of strategic literacy within the Navy’s officer corps. discusses the Current Strategy Forum, a strategy sub-specialty, education, and the mentors that engaged his interest in strategy. DOWNLOAD: Sea Control 35- RADM Foggo and Developing Strategic Literacy […] The post Sea Control 35 – RADM Foggo and Developing Strategic Literacy appeared first on Center for International Maritime Security.

Professor Anthony Clark Arend joins us to discuss International law. We discuss some basic definitions, and their influence on international actors, using the lens of Crimea and the Chinese ADIZ. I also learn later that my mic input has been the crummy laptop mic all month, explaining all my audio quality frustrations. Remember, subscribe on […] The post Sea Control 27 – International Law, Crimea, and China appeared first on Center for International Maritime Security.

Sea Control will be adding two monthly segments to its lineup: Sea Control Europe/Britain and Sea Control Asia-Pacific. We are joined by Natalie Sambhi of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and Alexander Clarke of the Phoenix Think Tank. Today’s episode is a conversation with Nat and Alex about their backgrounds, their organizations, and their plans […] The post Sea Control 26 – New Podcast Series Party appeared first on Center for International Maritime Security.

Sea Control discusses the Crimean Crisis, with three CIMSEC writers: Dave Blair, Viribus Unitis, and Robert Rasmussen. We discuss Russia’s aims and tactics, the Maidan movement, Ukrainian governance and passive resistance, and what this crisis means for Russia and the EU/NATO. DOWNLOAD: Sea Control 25 – Crimean Crisis We are available on Itunes, Stitcher Stream […] The post Sea Control 25 – Crimean Crisis appeared first on Center for International Maritime Security.

Claude Berube and Michael Madrid join us to talk about the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum in Annapolis. We discuss the speakers, the themes, and the food. Please enjoy: DOWNLOAD: DEF(X) Annapolis Remember to subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Stream Radio! Tell a friend, and rate 5 stars. The post Sea Control 24 – DEF(X) Annapolis appeared first on Center for International Maritime Security.

CAPT Rodgers, former CO of the USS PONCE Afloat Forward Staging Base, discusses how his ad-hoc crew of Sailors and civilian mariners plucked a 40 year old ship from decommissioning’s doorstep and turned it into the most in-demand platform in the Arabian Gulf. (DOWNLOAD: SEA CONTROL 23: USS PONCE). Sea Control is available on Itunes […] The post Sea Control 23 – USS PONCE appeared first on Center for International Maritime Security.

(Download: Sea Control 22 – Behind the Curtain, the First.) A. Denis Clift, former Naval Officer, president emeritus of the National Intelligence University, and Vice President for Operations of USNI, joins us to talk about his reflections on his time in the Antarctic, Cold War intelligence, life, and the United States Naval Institute. This is […] The post Sea Control 22 – Behind the Curtain appeared first on Center for International Maritime Security.

Today’s extended episode is a chat on future threat projection with Dennis Smith of the Project on International Peace and Security from William and Mary, Chris Peterson of the Fletcher School’s Neptune Group, and Alexander Clarke of the Phoenix Think Tank. We talk about the next 5-10 years in maritime security, concentrating on global human […] The post Sea Control 21 – Threat Projection appeared first on Center for International Maritime Security.

Bryan McGrath joins Matt and Chris to discuss his ideas for the future of maritime security. From the focused threat of China to McGrath’s ideas on a unified sea service, this is one of our best podcasts yet. Enjoy Sea Control 20- McGrath on Maritime Strategy (download). Remember, we are available on iTunes and Stitcher […] The post Sea Control 20 – McGrath on Maritime Strategy appeared first on Center for International Maritime Security.