Sea Control – Thanksgiving Episode
Our President and Director of Online Content give thanks for YOU involvement, and lay out new ways for those interested to take part in the CIMSEC project. Sea Control Thanksgiving 2015 This post- "Sea...
View ArticleSea Control 102 – The North Korea Challenge
Professor Sung-Yoon Lee, Assistant Professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, joins Matthew Merighi of Sea Control North America . In this episode, Professor Lee talks about North Korea,...
View ArticleSea Control 103 – CRIC Fleet Battle School on Midrats
This week, we jumped on the Midrats podcast with Chris Kona and Paul Vebber to discuss the CNO Rapid Innovation Cell Fleet Battle School project – which is now available for those interested in the...
View ArticleSea Control 104 – Vietnam’s Foreign Policy
Coming to you from Washington DC, Natalie Sambhi, Analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute interviews Phuong Nguyen, Associate Fellow with the Southeast Asia Chair, Center for Strategic and...
View ArticleSea Control 105 – Christmas, Nukes, and Wu Tang
The hosts Matt Hipple, Natalie Sambhi, and Alex Clarke get together for a Christmas and New Years podcast on… stuff. From nukes to women in combat to the Wu Tang clan – we walk in with no plan in...
View ArticleSea Control 106 – Arctic Circle
Ever wonder what is happening in the Arctic? Sea Control: North America host Matthew Merighi interviews three graduate students running the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy’s annual Arctic...
View ArticleSea Control 106 – Diver Tough and #Submarinerlife
What’s life like on a US Navy submarine? Do submariners listen to Lauryn Hill? What kind of whiskey do they drink? In Sea Control: Asia-Pacific’s first podcast for 2016, Natalie Sambhi, Analyst at the...
View ArticleSea Control 107 – CAPT Heritage & Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command
CAPT Sean Heritage, CO of Navy Cyber Operations Defense Command, joins us to discuss the responsibilities of his command, the Navy cyber defense enterprise, institutional innovation, and working as EA...
View ArticleSea Control 108 – Expertise
Professor Thomas Nichols, Naval War College Professor, joins us to discuss the topic of his article, “The Death of Expertise,” and the utility and interplay between new ideas, expertise, and the kinds...
View ArticleSea Control 109 – CAPT Raimondo & Navy FITREPS
CAPT Jim Raimondo of the United States Navy joins Sea Control for a discussion on Navy Fitness Reports (FITREPS) as well as his time working on Iraq, Iran, and Russia. CAPT Raimondo is a Federal...
View ArticleSea Control 110 – Small Arms Control and the South Pacific
This week Natalie Sambhi interviews fellow Aussie Laura Spano, Arms Control Manager with the Centre for Armed Violence Reduction and Pacific Regional Coordinator for Control Arms. They discuss small...
View ArticleSea Control 111 – Vietnam-Era Drones (QH-50)
We discuss the Vietnam-era drone, the QH-50 DASH, with Peter Papadakos – engineer, historian, and son of the DASH’s inventor. We go through the program’s origins, its original purpose, the field...
View ArticleSea Control 112 – Australia’s 2016 Defence White Paper
Australia’s Defence White Paper, submarines and scotch? Sounds like a recipe for a fun time. Get ready for a special joint episode with the Perth USAsia Centre’s Perspectives podcast series. In this...
View ArticleSea Control 113 – Abraham Lincoln’s Self-Education
Most people know that Abraham Lincoln was an avid reader and self-educated man. But how much did this education influence his conduct during the Civil War? Join Sea Control: North America for an...
View ArticleSea Control 114 – South China Sea with CAPT James Fanell
For a discussion on the South China Sea, Sally DeBoer, our Book Review Editor, brings in CAPT James Fannell (USN, Ret), the former Director of Intelligence and Information Operations (N2) for the US...
View ArticleSea Control 115 – Blue Water Metrics and Monitoring Oceans
Blue Water Metrics, 2nd Place Winner of Tuft’s 100K New Ventures contest, is on a quest to crowdsource data collection on the health of our seas; in short, the use of pre-existing maritime platforms,...
View ArticleSea Control 116 – Indonesia, A History of Violence and Horror Fiction
In this week’s episode of Sea Control: Asia Pacific, Natalie Sambhi chats with Nadia Bulkin, a Senior Associate at The Asia Group, on Indonesia’s history of violence, its turn towards democratic...
View ArticleSea Control 117 – Niger Delta Pirates Declare War?
Niger Delta violence returns as oil prices plummet and both the Nigerian government’s ability and willingness to pay off former militants decreases. As the Nigerian Navy moves to counter this new...
View ArticleSea Control 118 – ISIS Capabilities Against Civil Aviation
In the aftermath of the Brussels attacks, the world is now paying closer attention to airport security and the unique threat posed by ISIS. But what exactly is going on and how are countries...
View ArticleWhy the Coast Guard Needs LRASM in Peacetime
By Chuck Hill The Coast Guard has a problem. It is not currently equipped to perform one of its missions, and it appears no other agency is prepared to cover the deficiency. The Long Range Anti-Ship...
View ArticleSea Control 119 – Action and Analysis from Shangri-La Dialogue 2016
By Natalie Sambhi Recorded along the sidelines of this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, find out how the region’s top strategic thinkers reacted to the big speeches, the posturing of the U.S....
View ArticleSea Control 120 – Capitol Hill and National Defense
By Matthew Merighi Capitol Hill is integral to the continued success of U.S. naval forces. Yet most people outside the Washington, D.C. area have experienced the intricacies of how that institution...
View ArticleSea Control 123 – An American Foreign Fighter in Kurdistan
We interview Louis, the Marine Veteran of “PokemonGO in Kurdistan Meme” fame, one being an independent foreign fighter with the Kurds in Iraq. We discuss his motivations for heading out to the fight,...
View ArticleSea Control 122 – The PCA Ruling with CAPT James Fanell
South China Sea Topic Week By Sally DeBoer As a part of CIMSEC’s South China Sea topic week and our regular Sea Control Podcast, we bring you a discussion on the UN’s Permanent Court of Arbitration...
View ArticleSea Control 123 – Brexit and Book Reviews Introduction
By Matt Merighi Welcome to the almost inevitable Brexit Podcast, this time with Alex Clarke (@AC_NavalHistory) and Chris Stockdale-Garbutt (@ChrisJStockdale). Between them they cover as much of the...
View ArticleSea Control 124 – In Defense of the Littoral Combat Ship
By Sally DeBoer Few platforms have introduced the degree of controversy that has resulted from the introduction of and growing pains associated with the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). From online message...
View ArticleSea Control 125: Bryan McGrath on Fleet Design, Distributed Lethality, and...
By Sally DeBoer The ushering in of a new administration on January 20th has many wondering what campaign promises will materialize and meaningfully affect the U.S. Navy. Is it reasonable to expect...
View ArticleSea Control 126 – End of the Year Episode 2016
By Matthew Merighi It’s the end of the year, so the CIMSEC team gets together to talk about the events of 2016 and does its best to look into the crystal ball to see what is on the horizon in 2017....
View ArticleSea Control 127 – Dr. Tom Fedyszyn on Russian Navy Ops, Acquisition, and...
By Ashley O’Keefe If you’ve turned on the news recently, you probably noticed that Russia has been dominating it. From their intervention in Syria, to the increasing range and scope of their naval...
View ArticleSea Control 128 – Bonnie Glaser On FONOPS and U.S.-China Relations under Trump
By Mina Pollmann CIMSEC spoke with Asia-Pacific expert Bonnie Glaser to better understand freedom of navigation, U.S.-China relations under the Trump administration, and recent maritime operations in...
View ArticleSea Control 129 – Science Diplomacy
By Matt Merighi One of the most dynamic fields emerging in international relations is the study of science diplomacy, how countries use science as a method of diplomatic engagement and negotiation. We...
View ArticleSea Control 130 – Stephen Biddle on Future Warfare in the Western Pacific
By Matt Merighi Join the latest episode of Sea Control for an interview with Professor Steve Biddle of George Washington University. Hosted by Mina Pollmann, the conversation examines the competition...
View ArticleSea Control 131 – Stefan Lundqvist on the Baltic Sea
Join the latest episode of Sea Control for an interview with Lieutenant Commander Stefan Lundqvist of the Swedish Defence University. Hosted by Adrian Neumann of the Institute for Security Policy at...
View ArticleSea Control 132 – Great Power Competition with Jack McCain
By Sally DeBoer and Matt Merighi Join the latest episode of Sea Control for an interview with Lieutenant Jack McCain, an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy, about the theme of this year’s Naval...
View ArticleSea Control 133 – Hacking for Defense with Chris Taylor
By Matthew Merighi Join the latest episode of Sea Control for a conversation with Professor Chris Taylor of Georgetown University to talk about the Hacking for Defense (H4D) movement. Pioneered by...
View ArticleSea Control 134 – The South China Sea with Vasco Becker-Weingberg
By Matthew Merighi Join the latest episode of Sea Control for a conversation with Professor Vasco Becker-Weingberg of Universidad Nova in Lisbon, Portugal, about the South China Sea. The interview,...
View ArticleSea Control 135 – Rear Admiral Jeff Harley, President of the U.S. Naval War...
By Ashley O’Keefe Join the latest episode of Sea Control for a conversation with Rear Admiral Jeff Harley, president of the U.S. Naval War College (USNWC), to talk about the ways in which the College...
View ArticleSea Control 136 – Being SECNAV with Ray Mabus
By Matthew Merighi and Roger Misso Join the latest episode of Sea Control for a conversation with Ray Mabus, former Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), to talk about his experience leading the Navy. The...
View ArticleSea Control 137 – Security Cooperation with Derek Reveron
By Matthew Merighi Join the latest episode of Sea Control for a conversation with Professor Derek Reveron from the U.S. Naval War College to talk about how the United States military conducts its...
View ArticleSea Control 138: CAPT Klaus Mommsen (ret.) on Russia’s Navy: Potemkin or...
By Matthew Merighi Join the latest episode of Sea Control for a conversation with Captain Klaus Mommsen (ret.) of the German Navy to talk about the Russian Navy and its latest developments. Download...
View ArticleSea Control 139: What Does It Mean To Be A SMWDC Warfare Tactics Instructor?
By Matthew Merighi The Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) is a critical element of the Navy’s Surface Force Strategy: Return to Sea Control.The command’s four lines of...
View ArticleSea Control 140 – The U.S. Coast Guard with Admiral Charles Michel
By Matthew Merighi Join us for the latest episode of Sea Control for an interview with Admiral Charles Michel, the Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, for a discussion about his service’s unique...
View ArticleSea Control 141 – The Law of the Sea with John Burgess
By Matthew Merighi Join us for the latest episode of Sea Control for a conversation with Professor John Burgess of the Fletcher School about the Law of the Sea and its enduring effects on maritime...
View ArticleSea Control 142 – The Blue Economy and Ocean Clusters with Kate Walsh
By Matthew Merighi Join us for the latest episode of Sea Control for a conversation with Professor Kate Walsh of the U.S. Naval War College about the Blue Economy, ocean clusters, and their relevance...
View ArticleSea Control 143 – Cyber Threats to Navies with Dr. Alison Russell
By Matthew Merighi Join us for the latest episode of Sea Control for a conversation with Dr. Alison Russell of Merrimack College about navies and their relationship with cyber. It’s about the distinct...
View ArticleSea Control 144 – Humanitarian Operations with CDR Andrea Cameron
By Matthew Merighi The military plays an integral role in dangerous humanitarian operations. What are these operations and how exactly does the humanitarian world work? Join us for the latest episode...
View ArticleSea Control 145 – Strategic Communications with Bill Harlow
By Matthew Merighi Join us for the latest episode of Sea Control for a conversation with Bill Harlow, an author and former intelligence community spokesman, about his work in strategic communications...
View ArticleSea Control 146 – Former German Navy Chief Lutz Feldt on Defining Maritime...
By Cris Lee Join us for the latest episode of Sea Control for a conversation with Vice Admiral Lutz Feldt (ret.), former Commander-in-Chief of the German Fleet and Commander-in-Chief of Naval Staff,...
View ArticleSea Control 147 – Former German Navy Chief Lutz Feldt on Defining Maritime...
By Cris Lee Join us for the latest episode of Sea Control for a conversation with Vice Admiral Lutz Feldt (ret.), former Commander-in-Chief of the German Fleet and Commander-in-Chief of Naval Staff,...
View ArticleSea Control 150: Former Secretary and First Lady of the Navy, John and...
By Travis Nicks We were honored to speak with former Secretary of the Navy John Dalton and his wife, Margaret Dalton, about their service during the Clinton administration. Read or listen to Part One...
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