
Sea Control
Sea Control is CIMSEC's Flagship podcast. We focus on maritime security, naval affairs, and defense and foreign policy.
Latest episodes

May 12, 2022 • 30min
Sea Control 344 - The Western Indian Ocean's Militarization Dilemma
Links1. Maritime Security and the Western Indian Ocean's Militarization Dilemma, by Christian Bueger and Jan Stockbruegger, African Security Review, April 4, 2022. 2. Safe Seas

May 8, 2022 • 19min
Sea Control 343 - 10 Years of CIMSEC with Sally DeBoer, Daniel Stefanus, and Dmitry Filipoff
The celebration of CIMSEC's 10-year anniversary continues! Former presidents Sally DeBoer, Daniel Stefanus, and Director of Online Content Dmitry Filipoff join the podcast to celebrate the organization and reflect on their respective tenures.

May 5, 2022 • 43min
Sea Control 342 - The Navy, in Black & White with John Cordle & Reuben Keith Green
Links1. “The Navy, In Black and White,” by CAPT John Cordle and LCDR Reuben Keith Green, USNI Proceedings, February 2022.2. “Revisiting the Navy’s Beard Policy, With an Eye Toward Inclusion,” by CAPT John Cordle, USNI Blog, July 22, 2021.3. “The Case for Renaming the USS John C. Stennis,” by LCDR Reuben Keith Green, USNI Proceedings, June 2020.4. “Shut Up and Listen: Leadership Means Listening,” by CAPT John Cordle, USNI Blog, August 10, 2017.5. “Study Finds Beard Waivers Slow Promotion, Mostly Affecting Black Airmen,” by Oriana Pawlyk, July 15, 2021.

May 1, 2022 • 19min
Sea Control 341 - A Chinese-Australian Lasing Incident with Dr. Euan Graham
Links1. "Laser incident near Australia paints China in a bad light," by Dr. Euan Graham, IISS, February 25, 2022.2. "US Department of Defense: Guam Laser Incident 'Unprofessional,' Violates 2014 Code," by Ankit Panda, The Diplomat, March 9, 2020.3. "US Navy: Chinese Destroyer Targeted P-8A Aircraft With Laser," by Franz-Stefan Gady, The Diplomat, February 29, 2020.

Apr 28, 2022 • 18min
Sea Control 340 - LEGO Lost at Sea with Tracey Williams
Links1. Adrift: The Curious Tale of the LEGO Lost at Sea, by Tracey Williams, with Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer and Mario Cacciottolo, Unicorn Publishing Group, 2022.

Apr 24, 2022 • 20min
Sea Control 339 - The Montreux Convention with Mark Nevitt
Links:1. The 1936 Montreux Convention.2. A Constitution for the Oceans. Remarks by Tommy Koh, President of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. 3. The Russia-Ukraine Conflict, the Black Sea, and the Montreux Convention, by Mark Nevitt, Just Security, February 28, 2022.4. The Operational and Legal Risks of a No-Fly Zone over Ukrainian Skies, by Mark Nevitt, Just Security, March 10, 2022.

Apr 21, 2022 • 34min
Sea Control 338 - 10 Years of CIMSEC with Chris Stockdale and Jimmy Drennan
CIMSEC Presidents past and present Jimmy Drennan and Chris Stockdale, respectively, join the program to celebrate the organization's past and look to the future.
This episode was edited and produced by Jonathan Selling.

Apr 17, 2022 • 45min
Sea Control 337 - Why Aviators are the Greatest Threat to Naval Aviation
Links1. "Winged Luddites: Aviators are the Biggest threat to Carrier Aviation," by Noah Spataro, Trevor Phillips-Levine and Andrew Tenbusch. War on the Rocks, January 10, 2022.2. "Regaining the High Ground at Sea: Transforming the Navy's Carrier Air Wing for Great Power Competition," by Bryan Clark, Adam Lemon, Peter Haynes, Kyle Libby and Gillian Evans. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, 2018.3. "US Navy Fly Two Remotely Controlled EA-18G Growlers in Test Flights," by Graham Allison. UK Defense Journal, 5 February 2020. 4. "Midrats Episode 614: Big Navy vs Reconnaissance & Strike Capable Drones." USNI Blog, January 22, 2022. 5. "The Rise of A.I. Fighter Pilots," by Sue Halpern. The New Yorker, January 24, 2022.6. "The Future is Unmanned: Why the Navy's Next Generation Fighter Shouldn't Have a Pilot," by Walker Mills, Trevor Phillips-Levine and Dylan Phillips-Levine. CIMSEC, February 25, 2021.

Apr 14, 2022 • 38min
Sea Control 336 - 10 Years of CIMSEC with Scott Cheney-Peters & Matt Hipple
Happy CIMSEC-versary!!! CIMSEC Founder Scott Cheney-Peters and original Sea Control host Matt Hipple join us to celebrate CIMSEC's 10-year anniversary and discuss the site's origins and evolution.
This episode was edited and produced by Joshua Groover.

Apr 10, 2022 • 25min
Sea Control 335 - Sea-Hacking from Land with Dr. Chris Demchak
Links1. "Can't Sail Away from Cyber Attacks. 'Sea-Hacking' from Land," by Chris C. Demchak and Michael L. Thomas, War on the Rocks, October 15, 2021.2. "North Korean Jams GPS Signals to Fishing Boats: South," by Ian Wood and Stella Kim, NBC News, April 1, 2016.3. "Ships fooled in GPS spoofing attack suggest Russian cyberweapon," by David Hambling, NewScientist, August 10, 2017.4. "Iran's secret cyber files," by Deborah Haynes, SkyNews.