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Sea Control

CIMSEC Podcasting Team

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

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  • #609
    June 27 · 1 hr

    Sea Control: 607 Wielding the Trident

    Jonathan interviews scholar Andrew Blackley about his new book Wielding the Trident: Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and America’s Victory in the Pacific. The two discuss Spruance’s career and his contribution to Allied victory in the Pacific War.

  • #608
    June 11 · 39 min

    Sea Control 606: The Growing Complexity of PLA Amphibious Exercises

    Host Brian Kerg talks with Jason Wang and Marvin Bernardo to discuss their report, “Everything Everywhere All At Once: The Growing Complexity of PLA Amphibious Exercises,” published by the Naval War College’s China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI). Jason Wang is a national security researcher and COO of ingeniSPACE, a Silicon Valley geointelligence analytics house. Marvin Bernardo is a PhD candidate at the National Jung ju University, Taiwan, and serves as a maritime domain analyst at ingeniSPA

  • #607
    June 4 · 43 min

    Sea Control 605: From Cold War Warriors to Blue Water Ambition

    Dr. Michał Piekarski joins the show to discuss his chapter “From Cold War Warriors to Blue Water Ambitions: Evolution of Polish Maritime Strategy in context of NATO Enlargement” which is Included in the newest book in the ISPK SeaPower series “Guardians of the North Atlantic”

  • #605
    May 11 · 48 min

    Sea Control 603: Seaforth World Naval Review

    Conrad Waters, editor of the Seaforth World Naval Review joins Jonathan to discuss the 2026 edition. The two discuss naval developments over the last year and how things look in the upcoming year.

  • #604
    April 10 · 24 min

    Sea Control 602: Maritime OSINT with Raae Baker

    Rae Baker joins the program to discuss all things maritime open source intelligence, including her book “Deep Dive: Exploring the Real World Value of Open Source Intelligence.”

  • #603
    April 8 · 40 min

    Sea Control 601: Snowmobiles and Grand Ideals

    Ian Brown joins the program to talk about his book - Snowmobiles and Grand Ideals John Boyd's Vision for Thriving in Chaos, and John Boyd’s continuing relevance to current events.

  • #601
    March 18 · 37 min

    Sea Control 599: The Tanker War

    Tom Duffy joins the program to talk about his chapter "NATO Maritime Strategies and Naval Operations since 1985: Multilateral Naval Arrangements in the “Tanker War”” which is included in the new book from the ISPK SeaPower series titled Guardians of the North Atlantic: NATO Maritime Strategies and Naval Operations in Turbulent Times. He discusses similarities and differences between those Persian Gulf naval operations from the 1980s, and today’s Operation Epic Fury.

  • #599
    March 12 · 38 min

    Sea Control 598: Continental Powers and Naval Development

    Brian C. Chao professor of national security at the Naval War College joins Jonathan on the podcast to discuss his new book Continental Powers and Naval Development: Strategy Coherence, Threat Diffusion, and Success at Sea.

  • #598
    March 4 · 23 min

    Sea Control 597: Iran Escalation Scenario

    Ross Hill and Treston Wheat join the program to talk about their Jan. 2026 report for the geopolitical risk firm Insight Forward titled “Iran Escalation Scenario: What a humanitarian-framed intervention could mean for regional stability and corporate risk.”

  • #597
    February 5 · 53 min

    Sea Control 596: The Last Navigator with Steve Thomas

    Author, builder, adventurer, sailor, and Emmy-award winning TV host Steve Thomas joins the podcast to discuss the revised, extended re-issue of his book The Last Navigator, originally published in 1987. After college Steve sailed a 40’ sloop from England to San Francisco via the Panama Canal, Galapagos, Marquesas and Hawaii. In the early 1980's, Steve journeyed to the remote Micronesian island of Satawal to learn the ancient skill of star path navigation under the late master navigator, Mau Pia

  • #595
    January 22 · 1 hr 12 min

    Sea Control 595: China's Command Revolution with Elsa Kania

    Dr. Elsa Kania joins the program to discuss her dissertation, “China's Command Revolution,” which examines the reforms, adaptation, and emerging innovation in Chinese military command capabilities. Dr. Elsa Kania received her PhD in Government from Harvard University. She served as a visiting scholar for the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, as an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Jim Jarvie edited and produced this episode.

  • #594
    January 10 · 15 min

    Sea Control: 594: From Hulls to Pods with Emma Salisbury

    Dr. Emma Salisbury joins the program to discuss her essay, “From Hulls to Pods: Why NATO’s Navies Should Beware of the Allure of Mission Modularity,” in the new book in the ISPK SeaPower Series Guardians of the North Atlantic: NATO Maritime Strategies and Naval Operations in Turbulent Times. Dr. Emma Salisbury is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s National Security Program, an Associate Fellow at the Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre, and a Contributing Ed

  • #593
    Dec 16, 2025 · 31 min

    Sea Control: 593 Information and Warfighting with General Robert Neller

    Host Brian Kerg talks with General Robert Neller, USMC (Ret.) to discuss the role of information in warfighting and the Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG). General Robert Neller served as the 37th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps from 2015 to 2019. He was commissioned in 1975 and served as an infantry officer. As a general officer he also served as the commanding general of the 3d Marine Division, the Director of Operations on the Joint Staff, the commander of Marine

  • #592
    Dec 9, 2025 · 27 min

    Sea Control 592: The US Coast Guard in the Aleutian Islands with Steven Hulse

    Walker interviews US Coast Guard Commander Steven Hulse about his USNI Proceedings article “Bases on the Aleutians Islands Would Project Power Across the Pacific.” Hulse discusses his own experience operating in the Aleutians as a cutterman, and why they are still strategically relevant.

  • #591
    Dec 2, 2025 · 1 hr 27 min

    Sea Control 591: Maritime Statecraft and Its Future with Steve Brock and Hunter Stires

    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 the Secretary’s highest priorities, including as a principal architect of Maritime Statecraft. A former member of the Senior Executive Service and retired U.S. Navy Captain, he currently

  • #590
    Nov 20, 2025 · 34 min

    Sea Control 590: Drone Carriers and Salvo Equations with Colton Byers

    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.

  • #589
    Nov 7, 2025 · 43 min

    Sea Control 589: Non-state Special Operations with Craig Whiteside

    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 actors, and how the maritime domain plays a critical role in their success or failure. Dr. Craig Whiteside is Professor of National Security Affairs at the US Naval Wa

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