
Maritime Nation
Maritime Nation dives deeply into the policy challenges facing America’s sea services and the role of the United States as a sea power on the global stage. We look forward to providing you with top-notch analysis on the most pressing security challenges by joining in conversation with key experts and practitioners.
Learn more about the Center at: https://centerformaritimestrategy.org/
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Aug 9, 2023 • 43min
LSE 23: An Exercise Unlike Any Other
In this discussion, ADM Daryl Caudle, Commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and LT GEN Brian Cavanaugh, Commander of Marine Forces Command, delve into the significance of Large Scale Exercise 2023. They explore the innovative live virtual constructive approach that enhances military training. The conversation covers the Marine Corps' pivotal role in evolving naval warfare, emphasizing agile operations and logistics as crucial elements in modern combat. Global maritime strategies and technological advancements are also key topics as they navigate modern security challenges.

Jul 13, 2023 • 48min
Building the Coast Guard of the Future
Admiral Foggo is joined by Admiral Steven Poulin, the 33rd Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, to discuss the Coast Guard’s sprawling responsibilities, emerging capabilities, and how it gets the job done, from maritime response missions to defense operations. Admiral Poulin explains how the Coast Guard joins allies in supporting Indo-Pacific security, leads the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, competes in the Arctic, and recruits and retains Coasties to make missions possible.

Jun 2, 2023 • 58min
AUKUS: Strength, Silence, Surprise
AUKUS – the enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States – is perhaps the most consequential security initiative of Washington in the Indo-Pacific. ADM (ret.) Foggo is joined by ADM (ret.) John Richardson, former Chief of Naval Operations, and Dr. Charles Edel, to discuss the background, status, and the future of the AUKUS partnership.

May 11, 2023 • 1h 4min
The Silent Bridge and Empty Control Room: An Update on Unmanned Warfare above and below the Waves
Admiral Foggo is joined by Naval Sea Systems Command’s unmanned programs chief rear Admiral Casey Moton, former Task Force 59 Commander Captain Michael D. Brasseur, and Huntington Ingalls Unmanned Systems Division President Mr. Duane Fotheringham to discuss the past development of unmanned systems and their short and long-term way ahead in U.S. naval service.

Apr 6, 2023 • 58min
Live at Sea-Air-Space 2023 with RADM Kirby and David Martin
Live from the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center, this is Maritime Nation at Sea-Air-Space 2023. Guests RADM John Kirby and CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin join ADM Foggo on stage as they discuss their naval careers, opinions on China in the maritime domain, and answer questions from the crowd.

Mar 31, 2023 • 27min
CMS at Sea-Air-Space 2023
Members of the Center sit down to discuss activities at this year's Sea-Air-Space.

Feb 28, 2023 • 50min
Entering Year Two of Putin's War in Ukraine
This month, Admiral Foggo is joined by Ambassador Kelly Degnan, U.S. Ambassador to Georgia, and Lieutenant General (ret.) Ben Hodges, to discuss the war in Ukraine at one year. The three discuss where Ukrainian forces stand as we enter year two of war and how the war has shifted the political and security environments of the Black Sea Region.

Jan 27, 2023 • 39min
The Navy as an Extended Arm of Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific
On the first episode of the second season of Maritime Nation, RDML Michael L. Baker joins the CMS team to discuss his role as the leader of the Navy Foreign Area Officer Community and the Senior Defense Official & Defense Attache to New Delhi, India. Further, they review the critical importance of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue and India’s place in the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy.

Dec 22, 2022 • 27min
CMS 2022 Year in Review
Join the Center for Maritime Strategy team as they take a look back at 2022 and share what's in store for the new year.

Nov 4, 2022 • 57min
Veterans Day: Remembering Those We Lost
Adm. Foggo is joined by LTG (ret.) Mark Hertling and Master Chief (ret.) Raymond Kemp, both of the American Battlefield Monuments Commission, to discuss Veterans Day and how we can remember the service and sacrifice of those lost in battle and those who serve today.
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