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Center For International Maritime Security (CIMSEC Podcasts
Sea Control is CIMSEC's Flagship podcast. We focus on maritime security, naval affairs, and defense and foreign policy.
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Host Brian Kerg talks with Steve Brock and Hunter Stires to discuss their CIMSEC article, “Maritime Statecraft and Its Future.” Steven V. Brock was appointed by the White House as the Senior Advisor to the 78th Secretary of the Navy, where from 2022 to 2025 he served as a chief strategist and key implementor of … Continue reading Sea Control 591: M…
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Sea Control 591: Maritime Statecraft and Its Future with Steve Brock and Hunter Stires
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Links 1. "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.By Steven Brock, Hunter Stires, Brian Kerg
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Host Walker D. Mills interviews Marine Corps Captain Colton Byers about his article for the War Quants substack, “Carrier 2.0: The Drone Carrier Revolution.” Their discussion covers salvo equations and modeling, the utility of drone carriers, and how they might integrate with a modern naval fleet. Download Sea Control 590: Drone Carriers and Salvo …
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Sea Control 590: Drone Carriers and Salvo Equations with Colton Byers
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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.By Colton Byers, Walker Mills
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By J. Overton Lt. Col. Craig Whiteside, (Ret.) PhD., joins the program to discuss the new book he co-authored with Ian Rice, Non-state Special Operations: Capabilities and Effects. Dr. Whiteside shares how to define and apply terms like “non-state” and “special operations, historical examples of this type of operation, their use by contemporary act…
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By J. Overton Pieter Zhao joins the program to discuss his article, “Outsourcing Security at Sea—The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security.” He discusses the growing role of private maritime-security companies in the modern world and situations where they could provide maritime securi…
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By J. Overton Elaine Helm joins the program to reflect on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and her time as a journalist embedded with the U.S. military during their response and recovery operations in New Orleans and Houston. Elaine Helm is a communications professional and former journalist who lives and works in the Seattle … Continue r…
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Sea Control 589: Non-state Special Operations with Craig Whiteside
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Links 1. Non-state Special Operations: Capabilities and Effects, Ian Rice and Craig Whiteside, Routledge, 2025. 2. The Isis Reader Substack. 3. @CraigAWhiteside on X. 4. @[email protected] on BlueSky. 5. Craig Whiteside personal site and publications.By Center for International Maritime Security
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Sea Control 588: Outsourcing Security at Sea with Pieter Zhao
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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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Sea Control 587: 20 Years After the Military Response to Hurricane Katrina
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Links 1. Elaine Helm Linkedin.By Elaine Helm, J Overton
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By Brian Kerg Commander William Spears, U.S. Navy, joins the program to discuss his article, “What Moral Leadership Looks Like,” which examines the philosophical approach of Admiral Stockdale during his time as a POW in North Vietnam. Commander William C. Spears is a submarine warfare officer in the U.S. Navy and the author of Stoicism as … Continu…
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Sea Control 586: What Moral Leadership Looks Like with William Spears
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Links 1. "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.By William Spears, Brian Kerg
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Sea Control 585: Imperial Germany and China’s Basing Ambitions with Chuck Ridgway
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Links 1. "What Imperial Germany Teaches About China’s Naval Basing Ambitions," by Chuck Ridgway, Proceedings, May 2025.By Chuck Ridgway, Jonathan Selling
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By Jonathan Selling Retired USN Commander Chuck Ridgway joins the podcast to discuss his article “What Imperial Germany Teaches About China’s Naval Basing Ambitions,” which appeared in the May issue of Proceedings. Commander Ridgway is a retired U.S. Navy surface warfare and a reserve Africa foreign area officer. After leaving active duty, he worke…
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By Brian Kerg Major Chris Denzel of the United States Marine Corps and Mr. Sebastian Bae of the Center for Naval Analyses to discuss their experience supporting wargaming in the Pacific, specifically in support of bilateral wargames involving the U.S. and Japan. Chris Denzel is an intelligence officer and operational planner. He is currently servin…
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Sea Control 584: Wargaming in the Pacific with Chris Denzel and Sebastian Bae
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Links 1. Sebastian Bae Twitter.By Chris Denzel, Sebastian Bae, Brian Kerg
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By Jonathan Selling Professor Ronald Po joins Jonathan to discuss his new book, Shaping the Blue Dragon: Maritime China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which covers the maritime policies of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Download Sea Control 583: Shaping the Blue Dragon with Ronald Po Links 1. Dr Ronald C. Po profile. 2. Shaping … Continue reading Se…
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Sea Control 583: Shaping the Blue Dragon with Ronald Po
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Links 1. Dr Ronald C. Po profile. 2. Shaping the Blue Dragon Maritime China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, by Ronald Po, Liverpool University Press, 2024. 3. Dr. Xing Hang on the Zheng regime in Taiwan. 4. Dr. Ling-wei Kung on the Manchu's maritime awareness prior to establishing their capital in Beijing…
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Ships, Guns and Money: The Logistics of Revolution and Garibaldi’s Campaign of 1860 Garibaldi: Invention of a Hero (Yale University Press, 2007), by Lucy Riall. Enrico Acciai with a more long-term history of Garibaldi's legacy in the terms of war volunteering Maurizio Isabella providing a good summary of histories of Italy in the nineteenth-century…
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The Marine Littoral Regiment's Missing LinkBy Tyler Muniz, Brian Kerg, Brendan Costello
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Sea Control 580: Building Resilient Kill Chains
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Building Resilient Kill Chains for the Stand in ForceBy Aaron Barlow, Patrick Reilly, Sean Harper, Brian Kerg
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By Brian Kerg Major Ben Van Horrick and LtCol Scott ‘Chuck’ Blyleven of the United States Marine Corps join the program to discuss the article, “Partnering Will Determine the First Days of Conflict in the Western Pacific.” Download Sea Control 579: Partnering for Conflict in the Western Pacific Links 1. “Partnering Will Determine the First … Contin…
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By Brian Kerg Naval War College Professor of Strategy Andrew Erickson joins the program to talk about his recent book, Chinese Amphibious Warfare, the most current and authoritative assessment of PLA amphibious capabilities. Dr. Andrew S. Erickson is Professor of Strategy (tenured full professor) in the U.S. Naval War College (NWC)’s China Maritime…
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Sea Control 579: Partnering for Conflict in the Western Pacific
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Links 1. "Partnering Will Determine the First Days of Conflict in the Western Pacific," by Ben Van Horrick, Proceedings, December 2024. 2. "Resolute Dragon: Reassurance, Deterrence, and a Call for Coordination," by Bill Matory and Ben Van Horrick, War on the Rocks, December 6, 2023.By Ben Van Horrick, Scott Blyleven, Brian Kerg
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By J. Overton Dr. Ben Zweibelson joins the program to talk about his new book, Reconceptualizing War. Dr. Zweibelson has over three decades of service to the U.S. Department of Defense, retiring as an Infantry Officer with 22 years combined service, multiple combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and awarded four Bronze Stars. Author of … Cont…
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Sea Control 578: Chinese Amphibious Warfare with Andrew Erickson
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Links 1. Chinese Amphibious Warfare, edited by Andrew Erickson, et al., Naval War College, China Maritime Studies Institute, 2024. 2. China Maritime Studies Institute homepage. 3. Dr. Andrew Erickson's homepage. 4. "Invasion Plans: Operation Causeway and Taiwan’s Defense in World War II," by Ian Easton, China Maritime Studies Institute, Naval War C…
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By Walker Mills Dr. Tommy Jamison joins the program to discuss his recent article “Rescuing Heritage from Humiliation: The Navalist Reinterpretation of the Sino-French and Sino-Japanese Wars,” published in the October issue of the Journal of Military History. The conversation focuses on recent reinterpretations of the Sino-French and Sino-Japanese …
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Sea Control 577: Reconceptualizing War with Ben Zweibelson
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Links 1. Reconceptualizing War, by Ben Zweibelson, Helion & Company, 2025. 2. Understanding the Military Design Movement, by Ben Zweibelson, Routledge, 2024. 3. Beyond the Pale: Designing Military Decision-Making Anew, by Ben Zweibelson, Air University Press, 2023. 4. War Becoming Phantasmal: A Cognitive Shift in Organized Violence beyond Tradition…
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By J. Overton Dr. Sebastian Bruns joins the program to talk about his article, “Conundrums, Right Ahead: Five strategic concerns for Baltic Sea decision-makers.” Sebastian is a naval strategist and sea power expert based in Kiel, Germany, where he is senior researcher at the Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University. Download Sea Control 575…
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Sea Control 576: Rescuing Heritage from Humiliation with Tommy Jamison
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Links 1. Sea Control 379: Pacific Wars 1864-1897 with Dr. Tommy Jamison 2. The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895: Perceptions, Power and Primacy, by SCM Paine, Cambridge University Press, 2002. 3. The Pacific’s New Navies: An Ocean, It’s Wars and the Making of US Sea Power, by Tommy Jamison, Cambridge University Press, 2024. 4. Tommy Jamison Linkedin.…
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Sea Control 575: Baltic Conundrums with Sebastian Bruns
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1. "Conundrums, right ahead: Five strategic concerns for Baltic Sea decision-makers," by Sebastian Bruns, Royal Swedish Naval Society, 2024. (Website is in Swedish, Click the Ladda ned button to download the issue, the article is on page 61 of the PDF in English.) 2."From 'Flooded Meadow' to Maritime Hotspot: Keeping the Baltic Sea Free, Open, and …
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By Brian Kerg Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Hough joins the podcast to discuss his article, “Diplomacy for Better Stand-In Force Access in Japan.” Lieutenant Colonel Hough is a combat engineer officer serving as an operational planner in the III MEF G-357 Future Operations Branch in Okinawa, Japan. He deployed as a combat engineer officer in support … …
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By Alexia Bouallagui Sea Control presents the first in a special series by cohost Alexia Bouallagui on Italian maritime security research. On this episode Alexia is joined by Federico Petroni to discuss Arctic geopolitics. Federico Petroni is a geopolitical analyst at Limes, the Italian review of geopolitics, and coordinator of the school of Limes.…
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Sea Control 574: Diplomacy for Better Stand-in Force Access in Japan with Daniel Hough
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Links 1. "Diplomacy for Better Stand-In Force Access in Japan," by Daniel Hough, Proceedings, September 2024.By Daniel Hough, Brian Kerg
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