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

Sep 23, 2021 • 27min
Sea Control 278 - From the North Atlantic to the South Pacific with Johannes Peters and Julian Pawlak
Links1. The Kiel Seapower Series2. From the North Atlantic to the South China Sea: Allied Maritime Strategy in the 21st Century, edited by Johannes Peters and Julian Pawlak, Nomos, 2021.3. US Seapower Has a Role in the Baltic, Bruce Stubbs, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, September 2017.

Sep 19, 2021 • 27min
Sea Control 277 - Chinese Escalation in Maritime Disputes with Dr. Hye Ryeon Jang
Links1. “The Thucydides Trap: Are the U.S. and China Headed for War?”, by Graham Allison, The Atlantic, September 24, 20152. “Tribunal Rejects Beijing’s Claims in South China Sea,” by Jane Perlez, The New York Times, July 12, 20163. Dr. Hye Ryeon Jang’s website

Sep 16, 2021 • 25min
Sea Control 276 - India's Strategy for the Indian Ocean Region with Dr. Rohan Mukherjee
Links1. "Keeping China Out, the United States In, and Pakistan Down: India’s Strategy for the Indian Ocean Region," by Dr. Rohan Mukherjee, Asia Policy, Volume 16, Number 3, July 2021.

Sep 12, 2021 • 34min
Sea Control 275 - Make it Stick: Institutionalizing Wargaming
Links1. "Make it Stick: Institutionalizing Wargaming at EDCOM," by Maj Ian Brown and Cpt Ben Herbold, Marine Corps Gazette, June 2021.

Sep 9, 2021 • 28min
Sea Control 274 - "Fire When Ready, CTN1!" with CDR Ted Pledger
Links1. “Fire When Ready, CTN1!,” by Commander Ted Pledger, USNI Blog, July 19, 2021.

Sep 5, 2021 • 52min
Sea Control 273 - Naval Strategy and Operations with Dr. Milan Vego
Links1. Operational Warfare at Sea: Theory and Practice, by Milan Vego, Routledge, 2020.2. Exercising Control of the Sea: Theory and Practice, by Milan Vego, Routledge, 2020.3. Maritime Strategy and Sea Denial: Theory and Practice, by Milan Vego, Routledge, 2020.4. General Naval Tactics: Theory and Practice, by Milan Vego, Naval Institute Press, 2020.5. “On Littoral Warfare,” by Milan Vego, Naval War College Review, Spring 2015.6. Naval Strategies in Narrow Seas, by Milan Vego, Routledge, 2003.

Sep 2, 2021 • 27min
Sea Control 272 - Changing the Navy's Force Generation Model with Bryan Clark & Bryan McGrath
Links1. "Disrupt the Navy’s Operational Model to Counter China," by Bryan Clark & Bryan McGrath, CDRSalamander, Aug 11, 2021.2. "Restoring American Seapower - A New Fleet Architecture for the United States Navy," by Bryan Clark, Bryan McGrath et al., Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, 2017.3. "American Seapower at a Crossroads: A Plan to Restore the US Navy’s Maritime Advantage," by Bryan Clark, Timothy Walton, and Seth Cropsey, Hudson Institute, Sep 29, 2020.

Aug 29, 2021 • 27min
Sea Control 271 - Navigation in Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas with So Yeon Kim
Links1. "Problems and Processes of Restricting Navigation in Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas," by So Yeon Kim, The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, June 3, 2021. 2. "Making International Law Truly ‘International’?Reflecting on Colonial Approaches to the China-Vietnam Dispute in the South China Sea and the Tribute System," by So Yeon Kim, Journal of the History of International Law, January 31, 2021.

Aug 22, 2021 • 34min
Sea Control 270 - The Ferry's Role in South Carolina's Development Dr. Ed Salo
We have a great team at Sea Control and the bench is deep! How deep? So deep we have a Ph.D as our senior serving editor and Dr. Ed Salo is on the podcast today to discuss his thesis on the ferry’s role in South Carolina’s development. We hope you enjoy, and feel free reach out to Ed if you want to read his work!

Aug 20, 2021 • 35min
Sea Control 269 - USMC Commandant General David Berger On Force Design
1. The 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance, by Gen. David H. Berger, July 20192. General David H. Berger official biography.3. The Courage to Change: Modernizing U.S. Marine Corps Human Capital Investment and Retention, by Eric Reid, The Brookings Institution, June 2021.4.Force Design 2030, by Gen. David H. Berger, March 26, 2020. 5. "Bring Back the Seaplane," by David Alman, War on the Rocks, July 1, 2020.6. "Extend Air Wing Range with Seaplane Tankers," by Second Lieutenant David Alman, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, May 2021.7. "Marines Will Help Fight Submarines," by Gen. David H. Berger, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, November 2020.8. "EABO Needs a New Naval Command and Control Structure," by Captain Nick Oltman, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, May 2019. 9. "Marines Break Ground on New War Game Center," by Todd South, Marine Corps Times, May 15, 2021.10. "Redefine Readiness or Lose," by Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. and Gen. David H. Berger, War on the Rocks, March 15, 2021.11. Commandant of the Marine Corps Professional Reading Program 2020.