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Sea Control

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Sea Control is CIMSEC's Flagship podcast. We focus on maritime security, naval affairs, and defense and foreign policy.

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Jun 27, 2026

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Sea Control 238 - Equipping the 21st Century Marine Corps with Joslyn Fleming & Dr. Jonathan Wong 08.04.2021

Links 1. " Equipping the 21st Century Marine Corps: Alternative Equipping Strategies for Task Organized Units," by Joslyn Fleming, Dr. Jonathan Wong, et al, RAND, 2021.

Sea Control 237 - Sansha City in China's South China Sea Strategy with Zachary Haver & Dr. Ketian Zhang 04.04.2021

Links: China Maritime Report No. 12: Sansha City in China's South China Sea Strategy: Building a System of Administrative Control , by Zachary Haver, CMSI  China Maritime Reports, China Maritime Studies Institute, January 2021. KetianZhang.com

Sea Control 236 - SEA SHANTIES!!! YARGGGGH! 01.04.2021

Links (In this instance, simply a list of Sea Shanties I enjoy): 1. Bully in the Alley 2. Santiana 3. The Wellerman (featuring Promise & Frank Uzuwolu) 4. Go to Sea No More 5. Row Me Bully Boys 6. Barrett's Privateers 7. The Longest Johns Play Sea of Thieves 8. FiddleCraig.com

Sea Control 235 - Canada's Role in the 4th Battle of the Atlantic 28.03.2021

Links 1. "Canada and the Fourth Battle of the Atlantic,"  by Cdr Peter Sproule, Canadian Naval Review , Vol 16, Number 3, 2021.

Sea Control 234 - Maritime Sri Lanka with Dr. Chulanee Attanayake and Dr. Jivanta Schӧttli 21.03.2021

Links 1. Maritime Sri Lanka: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives , by Chulanee Attanayake (editor), World Scientific Publishing Company, January 29, 2021.

Sea Control 233 - Evolution of British Amphibious Capabilities with Dr. Ian Speller 19.03.2021

Links 1.  "Neither Fish Nor Fowl Nor Yet Good Red Herring" - Joint Institutions, Single-Service Priorities, and Amphibious Capabilities in Postwar Britain , Dr. Ian Speller, U.S. Naval War College Review , 2020 Vol. 73, Nr. 4 (7). 2.  Sea Control 189 - Amphibious Operations in the French & Indian War with Dr. TJ Linzy . 3. The Ambassadors: America's Diplomats on the Front Lines , by Ed Salo and Pa...

Sea Control 232 - Free & Open Indo-Pacific vs. Belt & Road 14.03.2021

Links 1. “ The Free and Open Indo-Pacific versus the Belt and Road: Spheres of Influence and Sino-Japanese Relations, " by Giulio Pugliese, Aurelio Insisa, Pacific Review, December 23, 2020. 2. “ Sino-Japanese Power Politics: Might, Money and Minds, ” by Giulio Pugliese, Aurelio Insisa, Palgrave MacMillan, 2018. 3. “Commitment by Presence: Naval diplomacy and Japanese defense engagement in Southea...

Sea Control 231 - Not So Disruptive After All with Dr. Ian Bowers & Dr. Sarah Kirchberger 11.03.2021

Links: 1. " Not So Disruptive After All: The 4IR, Navies and the Search for Sea Control ," Dr. Ian Bowers and Dr. Sarah Kirchberger, Nov. 25, 2020 2. " Advancing Autonomous Systems: An Analysis of Current and Future Technology for Unmanned Maritime Vehicles ," Bradley Martin, Danielle Tarraf, Thomas Whitmore, Jacob DeWeese, Cedric Kenney, Jon Schmid, and Paul DeLuca, 2019.

Sea Control 230 - Coast Guard R&D & Unmanned Systems with Scott Craig & Bert Macesker 07.03.2021

Links “ Leveraging Unmanned Systems for Coast Guard Missions: A Strategic Imperative ,” by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine -  Transportation Research Board, (2020).  “ Coast Guard Begins At-Sea Testing of Unmanned Surface Vehicles to Tackle Illegal Fishing, Crime ,” by Megan Eckstein, USNI News (October 15, 2020).  “ Indonesian fisher finds drone submarine on possible...

Sea Control 229 - Author Ian W. Toll, Six Frigates and the Pacific Trilogy 28.02.2021

Links 1. Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy , Ian W. Toll, W. W. Norton & Company, 2008. 2. Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942 , Ian W. Toll , W. W. Norton & Company, 2012. 3. The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 , Ian W. Toll, W. W. Norton & Company, 2016. 4. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 , Ian W....

Sea Control 228 - To Provide & Maintain a Navy with Dr. Jerry Hendrix 21.02.2021

Links: 1. To Provide & Maintain a Navy by Henry J. Hendrix, Dec. 19, 2020. 2. Buy Fords Not Ferraris , by Commander Jerry Hendrix, Proceedings , April 2009.  3. Seapower States: Maritime Culture, Continental Empires, and the Conflict that Made the Modern World , by Prof. Andrew Lambert, Nov 27, 2018. 4. At What Cost a Carrier , by Jerry Hendrix, CNAS , March 11, 2013. 5. Retreat From Range - The R...

Sea Control 227 - The Last Turtlemen of the Caribbean with Dr. Sharika Crawford 14.02.2021

The Last Turtlemen of the Caribbean: Waterscapes of Labor, Conservation and Boundary Making , by Sharika Crawford, University of North Carolina Press (2020).  Sea Control 206: The Cod Wars with Will Reynolds and Walker Mills , CIMSEC (October 11, 2020)  “ The Cod Wars Today: Lessons from an Almost War ,” by Walker Mills, CIMSEC (July 28, 2020).  Sea Control 219: USCG Commandant Admiral Karl Schult...

Sea Control 226 - Phase Line Attila with Dr. Ed Erickson & Dr. Mesut Uyar 07.02.2021

Links:  1. Phase Line Atilla, The Amphibious Campaign for Cyprus, 1974 , by Edward J. Erickson & Mesut Uyar, Marine Corps University Press, 2020.  2. Ericksonmilitaryhistory.com

Sea Control 225 - IUU Fishing and the Evolution of Sea Shepherd with Dr. Claude Berube 31.01.2021

Links 1. “ Sea Control 153 – USS Constitution with Angry Staff Officer and Dr. Claude Berube ,” Claude Berube, Angry Staff Officer with Jared Samuelson, CIMSEC (2020). 2. “ Sea Control 156 – Sink the Montana! ,” Claude Berube with Jared Samuelson, CIMSEC (2020). 3.  The Preble Hall Podcast  by the USNA Museum. 4.  Maritime Private Security: Market Responses to Piracy, Terrorism and Waterborne Secu...

Sea Control 224 - Clashes at Sea with Dr. Sara Mitchell 24.01.2021

1. Mitchell, Sara McLaughlin. 2020. “ Clashes at Sea: Explaining the Onset, Militarization, and Resolutionof Diplomatic Maritime Claims .” Security Studies 29(4): 637-670. 2. Security Studies Vol 29, Issue 4

Sea Control 223 - Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World with Andrea Pitzer 17.01.2021

Links 1.  Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Andrea Pitzer, Scribner, 2021. 2.  One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps by Andrea Pitzer, Little, Brown and Company, 2017. 3.  Longitude by Dava Sobel, Bloomsbury USA, 2010. 4.  “Polar bears and Arctic isolation: A Russian opposition activist describes military service as ‘political exile,’” by Robyn Dixon, The Washingt...

Sea Control 222 - TOPGUN's Leadership Lessons with Guy Snodgrass & Graham Scarbro 10.01.2021

Links: 1. TOPGUN'S TOP 10: Leadership Lessons from the Cockpit , by Guy Snodgrass, Sep 15, 2020. 2. " Take a Seat at the Campfire: TOPGUN's Top Leadership Lessons from the Cockpit ," by Graham Scarbro, CIMSEC, January 10, 2021. 

Sea Control 221 - Congressional Perspectives on Battle Force 2045 with Rep. Elaine Luria and Rep. Mike Gallagher 10.01.2021

Links 1. " Force Structure Perspectives: Congresswoman Elaine Luria on Getting Congress Involved ," CIMSEC, Oct 30, 2020. 2. " Bringing Congress to the (Wargaming) Table for a Bigger and Better Navy ," by Rep. Mike Gallagher, War on the Rocks, Oct. 19, 2020. 3. " To Deter China, the Naval Forces Must Integrate ," War on the Rocks, Rep. Mike Gallagher Feb 4, 2020.

Sea Control 220 - On Contested Shores with B.A. Friedman & Timothy Heck 03.01.2021

Links: 1.  On Contested Shores: The Evolving Role of Amphibious Operations in the History of Warfare , edited by Tim Heck and B.A. Friedman, Marine Corps University Press, 2020. 2.  21st Century Ellis: Operational Art and Strategic Prophecy for the Modern Era , by B.A. Friedman, Naval Institute Press, 2015. 3.  Tactics: A Theory of Victory in Battle , by B.A. Friedman, Naval Institute Press, 2017....

Sea Control 219 - USCG Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz 27.12.2020

By Walker Mills Sea Control 219. Commandant of the United States Coast Guard Admiral Karl Schultz joins Sea Control’s Walker Mills to talk about the recent Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Strategic Fishing Strategic Outlook and the 2019 Arctic Strategic Outlook. Admiral Schultz discusses the balancing the Coast Guard’s missions and resources, innovation in the force and the Coast Guard’s role...

Sea Control 218 - Coastal Insecurity, Ansar al-Sunnah & Women in Maritime Security with Kelly Moss & Lexie Van Buskirk 20.12.2020

Links: 1. “ Crippled Capacity: How Weak Maritime Enforcement Emboldened Ansar Al-Sunna ,” by Kelly Moss, CIMSEC, October 2, 2020. 2. “ A Hop, Skip and A Jump: Ansar Al-Sunna’s Island-Hopping ” by Kelly Moss, Stable Seas, October 13, 2020. 3. “ Soft Targets & Black Markets: Terrorist Activities in the Maritime Domain ,” by Meghan Curran, Stable Seas, May 23, 2019. 4. “ Violence at Sea: How Terroris...

Sea Control 217 - First Fleet with Darshana Baruah & Blake Herzinger 13.12.2020

Link: Time to Launch a Combined Maritime Task Force for the Pacific , Eric Sayers, War on the Rocks, 1 June 2018. 

Sea Control 216 - 2020 Fiction Contest Winners with Mike Burke & Nick Nethery 11.12.2020

Links 1. America’s Sergeant Major by Michael Burke 2. " Crowdfunded ," by Michael Burke and Nick Nethery 3. “ Prepare to Fight in Megacities ,” by Nick Nethery 4. “ Preparing to Fight and Win Underground ,” by Walker Mills 5. Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein 6. Armor  by John Steakely 7. Legacy of Aldenata  by John Ringo 8. Automated Valor  by August Cole 9. Burn-In  by PW Singer and August Co...

Sea Control 215 - Bluetech: The Gateway to the Undersea "Internet of Things" 09.12.2020

Links: 1. Creating a Global Accelerator Network to Launch the Digital Ocean , Julie Angus and Michael Brasseur, CIMSEC, November 3, 2020. 2. The ‘Digital Ocean’ as the Model for Innovation in the Perfect Storm , Keit Pentus-Rosimannus and Michael Brasseur, Atlantic Council, August 19, 2020.

Sea Control 214 - Meet the Team 06.12.2020

You wanted naval integration? How about a new team of Sea Control hosts from all three sea services? In this episode, listeners will meet the newest hosts of Sea Control: Andrea Howard, Jon Frerichs, Walker Mills & Anna McNeil! Learn about their backgrounds and where they plan to take their respective versions of the podcast.

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