Sea Control

Commander Jeremy Bachelier, the French Liaison Officer at the Information Fusion Center (IFC) in Singapore joins us to discuss the missions of the center and the IFC’s contribution to maritime security from the perspective of a French Liaison Officer. We also explore the current and future challenges to maritime security in the Indo-Pacific as well as the evolution in the types of threats to marit...

L'animatrice, rédactrice et productrice Alexia Bouallagui s'entretient avec le Commandant Jeremy Bachelier, Officier de Liaison français au Centre de Fusion de l’Information (IFC) à Singapour. Ils discutent des missions du centre et de la contribution de l'IFC à la sécurité maritime du point de vue d'un Officier de Liaison français. Ils abordent également les défis actuels et futurs de la sécurité...

Links 1. " Artificial Waterways in International Water Law: An American Perspective ," by Dr. Tamar Meshel, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law , December 13, 2021 2.  Sea Control 224 - Clashes at Sea with Dr. Sara Mitchell , by Jared Samuelson, CIMSEC, January 24, 2021. 

Links 1. " Identifying Central Carriers and Detecting Key Communities Within the Global Fish Transshipment Networks ," by Gohar A. Petrossian, Bryce Barthuly, and Monique C. Sosnowski, Frontiers in Marine Science , March 31, 2022. 

Links 1. "The War at Sea ," by Dr. Seth Cropsey, RealClearDefense, April 18, 2022. 

The Bartlett Maritime Corporation intends to build a brand-new naval repair depot and submarine construction support facility, alongside potential repair shipyards in Lordstown and Lorain, Ohio. The ambitious project would build and use Oceangoing Transit Carriers to transport new submarine sub-modules and, eventually, complete submarines through the St. Lawrence Seaway. Host Matthew Hipple discus...

Links "Treating, Preventing, Feigning, Concealing: Sickness, Agency and the Medical Culture of the British Naval Seaman at the End of the Long Eighteenth Century ," by Dr. Sara Caputo, Social History of Medicine , December 15, 2021. 

Links 1. " The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway ," by Brendan Simms and Steven McGregor, PublicAffairs, May 17, 2022. 2. " The Importance of the Battle of Midway ," by Tom Hone, War on the Rocks, September 12, 2013. 3.  Battle of Midway - Naval History and Heritage Command. 4.  Steven McGregor website. 5.  Brendan Simms faculty profile.

Links 1. " Don't Buy Warships (Yet) ," by David Alman, Proceedings , June 2022. 2.  Sea Control 303 : The Case for Seaplanes with David Alman, CIMSEC, December 19, 2021. 3. “ The Navy Needs More Firepower ,” by T.X. Hammes, USNI Proceedings,  January 2021 4. “ From Sea to Sky ,” by David Alman, CIMSEC December 10, 2019. 5. Sea Control 219: USCG Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz , CIMSEC, December 27...

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!

Links: 1. One Team, One Playground, Various Players: Maritime Security Approaches of European NATO Members , by Dr. Antoni Pienkos and Julian Pawlak, Fundacja im. Kazimierza Pułaskiego , 2022. 2. National Security Strategy of the Republic of Poland 2020.  3. Poland's  Strategic Concept for Maritime Security (2017) 4. The Defence Concept of the Republic of Poland , May 2017.   

Links 1. Taiwan, Cross-strait Stability and European Security: Implications and Response Options , by Henry Boyd, Franz-Stefan Gady, Oskar Glaese, Meia Nouwens and Benjamin Schreer, International Institute for Strategic Studies, March 2022.  2. Sounds Strategic Podcast

Links: 1. Rolling the Iron Dice: From Analytical Wargaming to the Cycle of Research , by Peter Perla, Web Ewell, Christopher Ma, Justin Peachey, Jeremy Sepinsky & Basil Tripsas, War on the Rocks , October 21, 2019.  2. Revitalizing Wargaming is Necessary to be Prepared for Future Wars , by Robert Work & Gen. Paul Selva, War on the Rocks, Dec. 8, 2015. 

Links 1. " A New Framework for Understanding Chinese Gray Zone Tactics ," by Bonny Lin, Cristina Garafola, et al. RAND Corporation, 2022.  2. " Gaining Competitive Advantage in the Gray Zone ," by Lyle Morris, Michael Mazarr, et al. RAND Corporation, 2019. 3. " Competing in the Gray Zone: Russian Tactics and Western Responses ," by Stacie Pettyjohn and Becca Wasser, RAND Corporation, 2019.  4.  CM...

Links:  1.  Reconsidering Russian Maritime Warfare by Dr. Michael B. Peterson, CIMSEC, April 11, 2022. 2. Russia Maritime Studies Institute

Links 1. Maritime Security and the Western Indian Ocean's Militarization Dilemma , by Christian Bueger and Jan Stockbruegger, African Security Review , April 4, 2022.  2. Safe Seas

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.

Links 1. “ The Navy, In Black and White, ” by CAPT John Cordle and LCDR Reuben Keith Green, USNI  Proceedings , February 2022. 2. “ Revisiting the Navy’s Beard Policy, With an Eye Toward Inclusion, ” by CAPT John Cordle, USNI Blog, July 22, 2021. 3. “ The Case for Renaming the USS John C. Stennis, ” by LCDR Reuben Keith Green, USNI  Proceedings , June 2020. 4. “ Shut Up and Listen: Leadership Mean...

Links 1. " Laser incident near Australia paints China in a bad light ," by Dr. Euan Graham, IISS, February 25, 2022. 2. " US Department of Defense: Guam Laser Incident 'Unprofessional,' Violates 2014 Code ," by Ankit Panda, The Diplomat, March 9, 2020. 3. " US Navy: Chinese Destroyer Targeted P-8A Aircraft With Laser ," by Franz-Stefan Gady, The Diplomat, February 29, 2020. 

Links 1. Adrift: The Curious Tale of the LEGO Lost at Sea , by Tracey Williams, with Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer and Mario Cacciottolo, Unicorn Publishing Group, 2022.

Links: 1.  The 1936 Montreux Convention. 2.  A Constitution for the Oceans. Remarks by Tommy Koh, President of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea.  3.  The Russia-Ukraine Conflict, the Black Sea, and the Montreux Convention , by Mark Nevitt, Just Security, February 28, 2022. 4.  The Operational and Legal Risks of a No-Fly Zone over Ukrainian Skies , by Mark Nevitt, Just Secu...

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. This episode was edited and produced by Jonathan Selling.

Links 1. " Winged Luddites: Aviators are the Biggest threat to Carrier Aviation ," by Noah Spataro, Trevor Phillips-Levine and Andrew Tenbusch. War on the Rocks , January 10, 2022. 2. " Regaining the High Ground at Sea: Transforming the Navy's Carrier Air Wing for Great Power Competition ," by Bryan Clark, Adam Lemon, Peter Haynes, Kyle Libby and Gillian Evans. Center for Strategic and Budgetary A...

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. This episode was edited and produced by Joshua Groover.

Links 1. " Can't Sail Away from Cyber Attacks. 'Sea-Hacking' from Land ," by Chris C. Demchak and Michael L. Thomas, War on the Rocks, October 15, 2021. 2. " North Korean Jams GPS Signals to Fishing Boats: South ," by Ian Wood and Stella Kim, NBC News, April 1, 2016. 3. " Ships fooled in GPS spoofing attack suggest Russian cyberweapon ," by David Hambling, NewScientist, August 10, 2017. 4. " Iran'...