
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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Jan 8, 2023 • 46min
Sea Control 402- How Fall 1949 Shaped the Cold War with Dr. John Curatola
Links1. 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.

Jan 5, 2023 • 22min
Sea Control 401 - Defeat China's Navy, Defeat China's War Plan with Robert Haddick
Links1. "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.

Dec 29, 2022 • 24min
Sea Control 400 - UNCLOS Article 51 at 40 with Dr. Arron Honniball and Aristyo Darmawan
Links1. "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.

Dec 22, 2022 • 30min
Sea Control 399- The Need to Hedge for Taiwan's Security with Trevor Phillips-Levine and Collin Fox
Links1. "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 Walker Mills, CIMSEC, October 28, 2021.4. “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2021,” US Department of Defense.5. “Civilian Shipping: ferrying the People’s Liberation Army Ashore,” by Michael Dahm and Connor M. Kennedy, CIMSEC, September 9, 2021.6. “The Porcupine in No Man’s Sea: Arming Taiwan for Sea Denial,” by Collin Fox, CIMSEC, August 4, 2021.

Dec 18, 2022 • 31min
Sea Control 398 - Transnational Development of Icebreakers with Dr. Aaro Sahari and Dr. Saara Matala
Links1. "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.

Dec 15, 2022 • 16min
Sea Control 397 - Judicial Responses to the Silences of UNCLOS with Chiara Pavesi
Links1. "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.

Dec 11, 2022 • 24min
Sea Control 396- Russian Naval Dominance in the Black Sea with Dr. Daniel Fiott
Links1. "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 Wolford, CIMSEC, November 22, 2022.4. "Sea Control 382 - Russian NOTAM Use Near Norway with Dr. Kristian Åtland," by Jared Samuelson, CIMSEC, September 22, 2022.

Dec 8, 2022 • 31min
Sea Control 395 - Russia's New Maritime Doctrine with Samuel Bendett
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.

Dec 4, 2022 • 38min
Sea Control 394 - Powering EABO with Walker Mills & Erik Limpaecher
Links1. "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 Mills and Erik Limpaecher, Modern War Institute, December 27, 2021.4. "Cocaine Logistics for the Marine Corps," by Walker Mills, Dylan Phillips-Levine, and Collin Fox, War on the Rocks, July 22, 2020.5. Sea Control 303 - The Case for Seaplanes with David Alman, by Walker Mills, CIMSEC, December 19, 2021.6. "Climate Action 2030," Department of the Navy.7. Sea Control 220 - On Contested Shores with B.A. Friedman & Timothy Heck, by Walker Mills, CIMSEC, January 3, 2021.8. “Secure Alternate Fuel Environment (SAFE) Concept – Fuel for Contested Logistics in an Era of Climate Change Adaptation,” Defense Energy Seminar, Naval Postgraduate School, December 7, 2021.9. Making Hydrogen Fuel Anywhere: ONR Tests Prototype to Power Marines in Expeditionary Environments, Office of Naval Research, February 14, 2022)

Dec 1, 2022 • 37min
Sea Control 393 - Beyond the CWC Concept with CAPT Bill Shafley
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 Planning," with CAPT Bill Shafley and Jared Samuelson, CIMSEC, January 27, 2020.5. "New Forms of Naval Operational Planning for Earning Command of the Seas," by CAPT Bill Shafley, CIMSEC, September 10, 2018.
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