
Sea Control
Sea Control is CIMSEC's Flagship podcast. We focus on maritime security, naval affairs, and defense and foreign policy.
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Oct 15, 2023 • 34min
Sea Control 471 - British Coastal Forces with Andrew Young
Links1. (Re)Learning Old Tricks: The Royal Navy’s Coastal Forces Squadron, by Richard Skelton and Andrew Young, RUSI, July 6, 2023. 2. Sea Control 421 - Uncommon Courage: Yachtsmen Volunteers of World War 2 with Julia Jones, CIMSEC, March 23, 2023.3. Sea Control 458 - Destroyer Diplomacy with Dr. Jayne Friend, CIMSEC, August 31, 2023.4. Sea Control 421 - Uncommon Courage: Yachtsmen Volunteers of World War 2 with Julia Jones, CIMSEC, March 23, 2023.

Oct 12, 2023 • 24min
Sea Control 470 - Europe's Underwater Environment with Elio Calcagno and Michelangelo Freyrie
Link:"The Underwater Environment and European Defence and Security," edited by Elio Calcagno and Alessandro Marrone, Istituto Affari Internazionali, June 13, 2023.

Oct 8, 2023 • 17min
Sea Control 469 - The Importance of Studying Abroad with Midshipman Natalie Schirmacher
Links1. "The Navy’s Study-Abroad Programs Need Better Variety," by Natalie Schirmacher, Proceedings, February 2023.

Oct 5, 2023 • 32min
Sea Control 468 - Airborne ASW with Mike Glynn
Links1. Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare From the First World War to the Present Day, by Michael E. Glynn, Frontline Books, May 15, 2022.2. Fighter Combat - Tactics and Maneuvering, by Robert Shaw, United States Naval Institute Press, 1985.

Oct 1, 2023 • 55min
Sea Control 467 - The Spanish Armada with Colin Martin
Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588, by Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker, Yale University Press, 2023

Sep 28, 2023 • 32min
Sea Control 466 - Deliberate Campaigning in the Pacific with Benjamin Van Horrick and Steven Bancroft
Links1. "A Strait Too Far: How a Deliberate Campaigning Approach in the Pacific Can Make Beijing Think Twice," by Benjamin Van Horrick, War on the Rocks, June 5, 2023.2. "Creating a Sea Change: TF 76/3, Adaptation, Experimentation, and the Joint Force," by Steven Bancroft and Benjamin Van Horrick, Modern War Institute, March 1, 2023.3. "The Complicated Legacy of Jean Larteguy's "The Centurions" and America's Post-9/11 Wars," by Benjamin Van Horrick, Modern War Institute, August 30, 2023.4. The Chinese Invasion Threat, by Ian Easton, Eastbridge Books, April 2019.

Sep 24, 2023 • 28min
Sea Control 465 - China's Floating Nuclear Power Plants with Omar Pimentel and Edward Jenner
"Uncharted Waters: Assessing China’s Intentions to Deploy Floating Nuclear Power Plants in the South China Sea", by Jonathan Deemer, Omar Pimentel, Mi Jin Ryu, Miku Yamada, and Edward Jenner, Center for Global Security Research, June 2023.

Sep 21, 2023 • 32min
Sea Control 464 - The Newport Manual with Dr. James Kraska and Professor Pete Pedrozo
Links1. The Newport Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare, by James Kraska, Pete Pedrozo, et al., International Law Studies, U.S. Naval War College, 2023.2. "Radioactive Tsunamis: Nuclear Torpedo Drones and Their Legality in War," by Pete Pedrozo, CIMSEC, September 4, 2023.3. San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflicts at Sea.

Sep 17, 2023 • 33min
Sea Control 463 - EU Maritime Security with Giovanni Cremonini
“Joint communication on the update of the EU Maritime Security Strategy and its Action Plan: An enhanced EU Maritime Security Strategy for evolving maritime threats” by EU Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, March 10, 2023

Sep 14, 2023 • 20min
Sea Control 462 - Ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea with Daniel Abed-Navandi
Links1. Ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea: A Photographic Dive, by Daniel Abed-Navandi and Georg Glaeser, Springer, 2023.
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