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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 408 - NATO's Maritime Future with Joshua Tallis 29.01.2023

Links 1. " NATO’s Maritime Vigilance: Optimizing the Standing Naval Force for the Future," by Dr. Joshua Tallis, War on the Rocks, December 15, 2022.

Sea Control 407 - Applying Lessons from Ukraine's Naval War with Brent Sadler 26.01.2023

Links 1. " Applying Lessons of the Naval War in Ukraine for a Potential War with China ," by Brent Sadler, The Heritage Foundation , January 5, 2023. 

Sea Control 406-The Making of the Modern Commander-in-Chief with Mark Benbow 22.01.2023

Links 1. " The Seeds of Wilsonianism ," Mark Benbow, C-SPAN, October 27, 2006. 2. Mark Benbow Marymount University profile . 3. " U.S. Participation in the Great War (World War I) ," Library of Congress. 4. Woodrow Wilson House . 5. Woodrow Wilson's Wars: The Making of America's First Modern Commander-in-Chief , by Mark Benbow, Naval Institute Press, 2022.

Sea Control 405 - The Sea Corporation with Dr. Robert Anderson 19.01.2023

Links 1. " The Sea Corporation ," by Robert Anderson, SSRN, August 8, 2022. 2.  Sea Control 380 - Underwriters of the United States with Dr. Hannah Farber , CIMSEC, September 15, 2022. 

Sea Control- 404 An Updated Perspective on China with Robert Haddick 14.01.2023

Links 1. " Fire on the Water: China, America and the Future of the Pacific, 2nd Edition ," by Robert Haddick, U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2022. 2 “ Which ships will be combatants in the Taiwan Strait? ” by Robert Haddick, Lawfire, October 7, 2022. 3. " Sea Control 401 - Defeat China's Navy, Defeat China's War Plan with Robert Haddick ," by Jared Samuelson, CIMSEC, January 5, 2023. 4. " Defeat Chin...

Sea Control 403 - Cats in the Navy with Scot Christenson 12.01.2023

Links 1. Cats in the Navy by Scot Christenson, U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2022. 2. " Cats in the Sea Services ," by Scot Christenson, Naval History Magazine , Vol 35, Number 1, February 2021. 

Sea Control 402- How Fall 1949 Shaped the Cold War with Dr. John Curatola 08.01.2023

Links 1. Autumn of Our Discontent: Fall 1949 and the Crises in American National Security , by John M. Curatola, U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2022. 2. " US Atomic War Plans, 1945-1950 ," with John Curatola, CSPAN, May 3, 2016. 3. " The True Origins of the Cold War ," with John Curatola, From Balloons to Drones, September 3, 2022. 4. John Curatola biography page at the National World War II Museum.

Sea Control 401 - Defeat China's Navy, Defeat China's War Plan with Robert Haddick 05.01.2023

Links 1. " Defeat China’s Navy, Defeat China’s War Plan ," by Robert Haddick, War on the Rocks, September 21, 2022. 2. " Michèle Flournoy testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on DOD’s role in the competition with China ," January 15, 2020. 3. " Fire on the Water: China, America and the Future of the Pacific, 2nd Edition ," by Robert Haddick, U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2022. 

Sea Control 400 - UNCLOS Article 51 at 40 with Dr. Arron Honniball and Aristyo Darmawan 29.12.2022

Links 1. "Article 51 of UNCLOS at 40: Military Training as Other Legitimate Activities?"  by Arron Honniball and Aristyo Darmawan,  Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy , December 16, 2022. 

Sea Control 399- The Need to Hedge for Taiwan's Security with Trevor Phillips-Levine and Collin Fox 22.12.2022

Links 1. " Hedging with Humility: Reassessing China's Power Projection Capabilities Against Taiwan ," by Collin Fox, Trevor Phillips-Levine, and Kyle Cregge, War on the Rocks, September 1, 2022. 2. “ Amateur Hour Part I: The Chinese Invasion of Taiwan ,” by Mike Pietrucha, War on the Rocks, May 18, 2022. 3. Sea Control 288: Chinese Civilian Shipping and the Threat to Taiwan With Tom Shugart , by W...

Sea Control 398 - Transnational Development of Icebreakers with Dr. Aaro Sahari and Dr. Saara Matala 18.12.2022

Links 1. "Of a titan, winds and power: Transnational development of the icebreaker, 1890-1954 ," by Aaro Sahri and Saara Matala, International Journal of Maritime History , Dec. 9, 2021.

Sea Control 397 - Judicial Responses to the Silences of UNCLOS with Chiara Pavesi 15.12.2022

Links 1. " Protecting Non-State Actors’ Interests at Sea: Judicial Responses to the Silence of UNCLOS ," by Marianthi Pappa and Chiara Pavesi, ASCOMARE Yearbook on the Law of the Sea, Volume 1, pg. 95-128, Luglio Editore , 2022.

Sea Control 396- Russian Naval Dominance in the Black Sea with Dr. Daniel Fiott 11.12.2022

Links 1. " Relative Dominance: Russian Naval Power in the Black Sea ," by Dr. Daniel Fiott, War on the Rocks, November 9, 2022. 2. " The 2022 Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation: Mobilization, Maritime Law, and Socio-Economic Warfare ," by Olga R. Chiriac, CIMSEC, November 28, 2022. 3. " Sea Control 392 - Russia's Arctic Strategy in a Changing Region with Katarzyna Zysk ," by Zsófia Wolfor...

Sea Control 395 - Russia's New Maritime Doctrine with Samuel Bendett 08.12.2022

Links: 1. “ To Robot or Not to Robot? Past analysis of Russian Military Robotics and Today’s War in Ukraine ,” by Sam Bendett, War on the Rocks (June 30, 2022).  2. CNA Webpage for Sam Bendett .

Sea Control 394 - Powering EABO with Walker Mills & Erik Limpaecher 04.12.2022

Links 1. " Powering EABO – Aluminum fuel for the future fight ," by Walker D. Mills, Jacob Clayton, and Erik R. Limpaecher, Marine Corps Gazette , August 2022. 2. " Need Fuel? Marines Should Make Moonshine Hydrogen,"  by Walker Mills and Erik Limpaecher,  Proceedings , November 2021. 3. " The Promise of Hydrogen: An Alternative Fuel at the Intersection of Climate Policy and Lethality ," by Walker...

Sea Control 393 - Beyond the CWC Concept with CAPT Bill Shafley 01.12.2022

Links  1. " A New Desron Staff - Beyond the Composite Warfare Commander Concept ," by CAPT Bill Shafley, CIMSEC, Aug 18, 2022. 2. " A New Carrier Strike Group Staff for Warfighting and Warfighters ," by CAPT Bill Shafley, CIMSEC, February 24, 2020. 3. " Put the Commander Back in Commander's Intent ," by CAPT Bill Shafley, CIMSEC, May 13, 2020. 4. " Sea Control 154: New Forms of Naval Operational P...

Sea Control 392 - Russia's Arctic Strategy in a Changing Region with Katarzyna Zysk 22.11.2022

Links 1.  “ Russia in the Arctic: Gauging How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Will Alter Regional Dynamics, ”by Andrea Kendall-Taylor et al.,  Center for New American Security, September 15, 2022. 2. “ Russia Assumes Arctic Council Chairmanship amid Regional Tensions, ” by Mary Chesnut and Anya Fink, Center for Naval Analyses, May 26, 2021. 3. “ The Arctic Ice between Russia and The US Is Melting. Wh...

Sea Control 391 - Indo-Pacific Maritime Hour with Blake Herzinger & Jimmy Drennan 17.11.2022

Links: 1. YCAPS 2. Advantage at Sea: Prevailing with Integrated All-Domain Naval Power , US Navy, US Marine Corps, US Coast Guard, December 2020.  3. Goals and Objectives for a Stronger Maritime Nation: A Report to Congress , Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, 2020. 4. The National Strategy for Maritime Security, Department of Homeland Security , September 20, 2005.  5. Nationa...

Sea Control 390 - Coastal State Jurisdiction Over Living Resources with Dr. Camille Goodman 10.11.2022

Links 1. " Coastal State Jurisdiction over Living Resources in the Exclusive Economic Zone ," by Camille Goodman, Oxford University Press, February 15, 2022. 2. " Sea Control 212 - China's Galapagos Fishing Fleet with Dr. Tabitha Mallory and Dr. Ian Ralby ," by Jared Samuelson, CIMSEC, November 22, 2020. 3. " Sea Control 356 - Global Fish Transshipment Network with Dr. Gohar Petrossian ," by Jared...

Sea Control 389 - Reagan's War Stories with Benjamin Griffin 03.11.2022

Links: 1. Reagan's War Stories - A Cold War Presidency , by Benjamin Griffin, USNI Press , September 15, 2022.  2. “Red Storm Rising’: Tom Clancy Novels and the Cult of National Security.” , by Walter L. Hixson, Diplomatic History 17, no. 4 (1993): 599–613.  3. " Tom Clancy And Ronald Reagan - Two Of America's Greatest Defenders".  2022.  The Heritage Foundation .  4.  “Reagan, Reykjavik, and Stra...

Sea Control 388 - The Case for More Basing in Greece & Cyprus with Dr. Aaron Stein 27.10.2022

Links 1. " At the Seam of Three Regions: The Case for More Basing and Access in Greece and Cyprus ," by Aaron Stein, War on the Rocks , July 29, 2022. 2. " Sea Control 199 - The Eastern Mediterranean Question with Dr. Ioannis N. Grigoriadis and Dr. Jan Asmussen ," by Jared Samuelson, CIMSEC, September 12, 2020. 3. Sea Control 226 - Phase Line Attila with Dr. Ed Erickson & Dr. Mesut Uyar, by Jared...

Sea Control 387 - The Untold Story of the Battle Off Samar 20.10.2022

Links: The Battle of Leyte Gulf: The Untold Story (Part I) , RADM (Ret) Tom Andrews, Naval Order of the United States , June 8, 2020.  The Battle of Leyte Gulf: The Untold Story (Part II), RADM (Ret) Tom Andrews , Naval Order of the United States , July 13, 2020.  The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the US Navy's Finest Hour , by James Hornfischer, Bantam...

Sea Control 386 - Tanks in the Surf with Matt Graham 13.10.2022

1. " Tanks in the Surf – Maintaining the Joint Combined Arms Landing Team ," by Major Matthew W. Graham, Association of the United States Army, Land Warfare Paper 147, July 2022. 2. Sea Control 181 – The “Amphibious” 8th in the Pacific War , by Jared Samuelson with Major General Pat Donahoe and Don Chisholm, CIMSEC, June 7, 2020. 3. Sea Control 198 – Australian Amphibious Capability with Colonel K...

Sea Control 385 - Navy Cyber Workforce 06.10.2022

Links 1. “ Develop Separate Navy Cyber and Signal Warfare Communities, ” by Chris Landis, Proceedings, July 2022. 2. “ The Air Force Isn’t Doing Information Technology Right," by Don Lewis, War on the Rocks, December 20, 2021. 3. “ Navy Cryptologic Warfare Officers Cannot Do Cyber," by Derek S. Bernsen, Proceedings, January 2022. 4. “ Cybersecurity Readiness Review," directed by Secretary of the N...

Sea Control 384 - India's Changing Relationship with South Korea with Abhijit Singh 29.09.2022

Link: Revitalization of strategic ties between India and Korea – Assessing the possibilities of maritime partnerships , by Abhijit Singh, ORF Online, July 8, 2022. 

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