Sea Control

CIMSEC Podcasting Team
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Jan 22, 2026 • 1h 13min

Sea Control 595: China's Command Revolution with Elsa Kania

Links1. Elsa Kania's LinkedIn profile.
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Jan 10, 2026 • 15min

Sea Control: 594: From Hulls to Pods with Emma Salisbury

Links1."The Trump-class Battleship: Spectacle Wins Out over Combat Power," by Emma Salisbury, Foreign Policy Research Institute, January 8, 2026.2. "Want of Frigates: Why Is It So Hard For America to Buy Small Surface Combatants?" by Emma Salisbury, Foreign Policy Research Institute, December 1, 2025.3. "Atlantic Bastion: The Future of Anti-Submarine Warfare," by Emma Salisbury, Foreign Policy Research Institute, August 11, 2025.4. Emma Salisbury FPRI page.
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Dec 16, 2025 • 31min

Sea Control: 593 Information and Warfighting with General Robert Neller

Links1. "For 250 years, it’s been ‘change or lose’ for our military. Here’s what needs changing now," by Robert Neller and Peter Singer, Defense One, June 22, 2025.2. "Change or Lose: Past and Future War Lessons on 250th Birthday of the US Army and US Marine Corps," by Robert Neller and Peter Singer, Youtube, November 10, 2025.3. "Thinking First, Adapting Fast: Debating the Marine Corps’ Need for the Information Group," by Brian Kerg, War on the Rocks, November 7, 2025.4. "Kill It or Fix It: Why Marine Corps Information Warfare Has Failed After a Decade of MIGs," by Dan Burns, Information Professionals Association, August 20, 2025.5. "Killing the MIG is the Last Thing We Should Do," by Colonel Ray Gerber, USMC (Ret.), Information Professionals Association, September 7, 2025.6. "Blinding First, Striking Fast: Why the Marine Corps Needs Information Groups," by Ben Jensen and Ian Fletcher, War on the Rocks, October 13, 2025.
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Dec 9, 2025 • 28min

Sea Control 592: The US Coast Guard in the Aleutian Islands with Steven Hulse

Links1. “Bases on the Aleutians Islands Would Project Power Across the Pacific,” by Steven Hulse, Proceedings, January 2025. 
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Dec 2, 2025 • 1h 28min

Sea Control 591: Maritime Statecraft and Its Future with Steve Brock and Hunter Stires

Links1. "Maritime Statecraft and its Future," by Steve Brock and Hunter Stires, CIMSEC, October 21, 2025.2. "SECNAV Del Toro Calls for a New, Bold Maritime Statecraft in Era of Intense Strategic Competition," Department of the Navy, September 23, 2023. 
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Nov 20, 2025 • 35min

Sea Control 590: Drone Carriers and Salvo Equations with Colton Byers

Links“Carrier 2.0: The Drone Carrier Revolution,” by Colton Byers, War Quants, December 28, 2024. “Damn the Torpedoes: The Return of Naval Mining,” by Colton Byers, War Quants, January 31, 2025. 
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Nov 7, 2025 • 43min

Sea Control 589: Non-state Special Operations with Craig Whiteside

Dr. Craig Whiteside, a Professor of National Security Affairs and expert on militant groups, discusses fascinating insights into non-state special operations. He defines these operations and presents a three-part test for their significance. Whiteside draws parallels to historical events like the Doolittle Raid and the Tet Offensive, emphasizing their strategic impact. He analyzes the Houthi attacks and compares motives between criminal and terror groups, stressing the rarity yet outsized effects of such operations. His research promises to reshape our understanding of non-state actors in warfare.
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Oct 21, 2025 • 31min

Sea Control 588: Outsourcing Security at Sea with Pieter Zhao

1. "Outsourcing Security at Sea—The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security," by Pieter Zhao, Naval War College Review, Winter 2024.2. Irregular Warfare Initiative.3. Pieter Zhao LinkedIn.4. Pieter Zhao BlueSky.5. Pieter Zhao Contact Page.
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Sep 27, 2025 • 30min

Sea Control 587: 20 Years After the Military Response to Hurricane Katrina

Links1. Elaine Helm Linkedin.
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Sep 16, 2025 • 40min

Sea Control 586: What Moral Leadership Looks Like with William Spears

Links1. "What Moral Leadership Looks Like," by William Spears, CIMSEC, July 16, 2025. 2. Stoicism as a Warrior Philosophy: Insights on the Morality of Military Service, by William Spears, Casemate, 2025.3. William Spears website.

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