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By Walker Mills Dr. Hye Ryeon Jang from the University of Florida’s Department of Political Science joins the program to talk about her PhD dissertation, “Selective Escalation in the South China Sea: China’s Energy Mercantilism, Asymmetric Trade Dependence, and Militarized Maritime Disputes,” and its implications for US policy makers. Download Sea Control 277 – Chinese … Continue reading Sea Control 277 – Chinese Escalation in Maritime Disputes with Dr. Hye Ryeon Jang →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Rohan Mukherjee joins the programs to discuss Indian strategy in the Indian Ocean Region, waning U.S. interest, the Indian Navy’s Sea Denial versus Sea Control debate, and more. Download Sea Control 276 – India’s Strategy for the Indian Ocean Region with Dr. Rohan Mukherjee Links 1. “Keeping China Out, the United … Continue reading Sea Control 276 – India’s Strategy for the Indian Ocean Region with Dr. Rohan Mukherjee →

By Jon Frerichs Authors Maj Ian Brown and Capt Ben Herbold are joined by Sebastian Bae to discuss their Marine Corps Gazette article, “Make it Stick. Institutionalizing Wargaming at EDCOM.” Download Sea Control 275 – Make it Stick: Institutionalizing Wargaming Links 1. “Make it Stick: Institutionalizing Wargaming at EDCOM,” by Maj Ian Brown and Cpt … Continue reading Sea Control 275 – Make it Stick: Institutionalizing Wargaming →

By Jared Samuelson CDR Ted Pledger joins us to discuss cyber warfare, “firing effectively first,” and his recent post on the USNI Blog, “Fire When Ready, CTN1!” Download Sea Control 274 – “Fire When Ready, CTN1!” with CDR Ted Pledger Links 1. “Fire When Ready, CTN1!,” by Commander Ted Pledger, USNI Blog, July 19, 2021. … Continue reading Sea Control 274 – “Fire When Ready, CTN1!” with CDR Ted Pledger →

By Walker Mills U.S. Naval War College Professor Dr. Milan Vego joins the program for a far-ranging conversation on maritime strategy and operations that touches on force structure, the role of doctrine, and mission command. Dr. Vego is the author of 15 books and nearly 400 articles on these topics and more. Download Sea Control … Continue reading Sea Control 273 – Naval Strategy and Operations with Dr. Milan Vego →

By Jared Samuelson Bryan Clark and Bryan McGrath join the program to explain their latest idea for changing the Navy’s force generation model, getting carrier air wings to operate as a system, required shoreside infrastructure, and more. Download Sea Control 272 – Changing the Navy’s Force Generation Model with Bryan Clark and Bryan McGrath Links … Continue reading Sea Control 272 – Changing the Navy’s Force Generation Model with Bryan Clark and Bryan McGrath →

By Jared Samuelson We have a great team at Sea Control and the bench is deep! How deep? So deep we have a Ph.D as our senior serving editor and Dr. Ed Salo is on the podcast today to discuss his thesis on the ferry’s role in South Carolina’s development. We hope you enjoy, and … Continue reading Sea Control 270 – The Ferry’s Role in South Carolina’s Development with Ed Salo →

By Jared Samuelson While busy dramatically reshaping his service, Marine Corps Commandant General Berger managed to stop by the Sea Control virtual studio (the first podcast program to make it on his Commandant’s reading list.) In a wide-ranging interview, we discussed force design, expeditionary logistics, the Light Amphibious Warship, anti-submarine warfare, Navy-Marine Corps command and … Continue reading Sea Control 269 – USMC Commandant General David Berger On Force Design →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Brian Chao and CAPT Hugues Canuel join the program for a discussion of rising and falling French seapower. The discussion spans the period from the Pax Britannica until post-World War 2 and includes comparisons of France’s evolving relationship with seapower to China’s rise today. Sea Control 268 – French Seapower with … Continue reading Sea Control 268 – French Seapower with CAPT Hugues Canuel and Dr. Brian Chao →

By Jared Samuelson Chirayu Thakkar joins the program to discuss acceptable solutions and a raft of complications for Mauritius, the UK, India, and U.S. interests in the Chagos archipelago. Download Sea Control 267 – Resolving Diego Garcia with Chirayu Thakkar Links 1.  “Overcoming the Diego Garcia Stalemate,” by  Chirayu Thakkar, War on the Rocks, July … Continue reading Sea Control 267 – Resolving Diego Garcia with Chirayu Thakkar →

By Jon Frerichs Former Army Captain Anjanay Kumar joins the program to discuss his Army Mad Scientist fictional intelligence article that is grounded in a rich historical foundation of Chinese history and combined with a believable twist on current events and how a crisis with China could be lost before the conflict ever begins. Sea … Continue reading Sea Control 266 – The U.S. Joint Force’s Defeat Before Conflict →

By Jared Samuelson Nitya Labh joins CIMSEC’s Jared Samuelson to talk about her recent article in Australian Defense Magazine, “Building Islands and Influence: Chinese Land Reclamation in the Southwest Pacific.” In this shorter episode she covers China’s land reclamation capability and how it can be used to leverage influence with Pacific nations. Download Sea Control … Continue reading Sea Control 265 – Building Islands and Influence with Nitya Labh →

By Walker Mills Nathan Lauterbach joins CIMSEC’s Jonathon Frerichs to talk about his recent article in USNI Proceedings “Marine Aviation is Naval Aviation.” Download Sea Control 264 – Marine and Naval Aviation with Nate Lauterbach   Links 1. “Marine Aviation Is Naval Aviation,” by Nathan Lauterbach, USNI Proceedings, April 2021. 2. Commandant’s Planning Guidance, by … Continue reading Sea Control 264 – Marine and Naval Aviation with Nate Lauterbach →

By Jon Frerichs Lieutenant Commander Ryan Hilger joins the program to discuss his recent CIMSEC article that explores current gaps and opportunities in maritime mobile basing and expeditionary logistics through a historical deep dive into the evolution of Service Support Squadron Ten and its contribution to the fight in the Pacific. Download Sea Control 261 … Continue reading Sea Control 261 – Service Support Squadron 10 with Ryan Hilger →

By Jared Samuelson Building on the work of the legendary Wayne Hughes, ENS Kara Dowling examines offense as a ship self-defense tactic. Download Sea Control 260 – The Best Defense is a Good Offense with ENS Kara Dowling Links 1. “Cost-Effectiveness of Offense as a Ship Self-Defense Tactic,” by ENS Kara Dowling, USNI Proceedings, April … Continue reading Sea Control 260 – The Best Defense is a Good Offense with ENS Kara Dowling →