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The Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) is a non-partisan think tank incorporated as a non-profit in the state of Maryland. The mission is to build a global community of professionals and forward thinkers from a variety of fields who wish to promote international maritime peace and security through an exchange of ideas and the rigor of critical thought and writing.
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By Corey Grey When the USS Carney (DDG-64) downed the opening salvos of Houthi land-attack cruise missiles and drones over the Red Sea in October, the Pentagon hailed the feat as a “demonstration of the integrated air and missile defense architecture.” It was much more than that. Long before Carney’s medium-range Standard Missile-2s (SM-2s) erupted ..read more
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3d ago
By Jared Samuelson Lt Col Nathan Jennings, PhD joins us to discuss the Army’s Fortress Fleet concept, how it would fit with the Marine Corps’ Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations concept, and what the Army is learning from the conflicts in the Red and Black Seas. Nathan is an associate professor and Army strategist at the ..read more
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5d ago
By Jared Samuelson Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy joins the program to discuss how Sri Lanka’s role in the Indian Ocean is evolving. Aditya is an Associate Fellow with Observer Research Foundation’s Strategic Studies Programme. He focuses on broader strategic and security related-developments throughout the South Asian region with a specific interest in Sri Lanka The Maldives ..read more
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1w ago
By Jared Samuelson Jennifer Parker and Peter Jones join the program to discuss Australian naval capabilities in the littoral. Of note, this episode was recorded prior to the release of the Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Fleet review. Jennifer served over 20 years in the Royal Australian Navy. She is an expert associate at the National ..read more
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1w ago
By Nate Miller The program is joined by Dr. Emilia Justyna Powell and Michael Atkins to discuss Islamic maritime law. Emelia is a professor of political science and a concurrent professor of law at the University of Notre Dame. Michael is a JAG officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. Download Sea Control 507 – Islamic ..read more
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2w ago
By Commander Daniel T. Murphy, U.S. Navy Knowing How to Coalesce The Office of the Director of National Intelligence Annual Threat Assessment has yet again predicted an increasingly complex global security environment and recommends that U.S. military services collaborate more with regional allies.1 In recent years, U.S. forces conducted additional and more extensive bilateral and ..read more
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2w ago
By Ed Salo Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider rejoins the podcast to discuss her article on what wargames reveal. Dr. Schneider is a Hoover Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Her research focuses on the intersection of technology, national security, and political psychology with a special interest in cybersecurity, unmanned technologies, and Northeast Asia. Download Sea Control 506 ..read more
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2w ago
By Jared Samuelson Dr. Angela Sutton joins the program to discuss her book, Pirates of the Slave Trade – The Battle of Cape Lopez and the Birth of an American Institution. Angela is a social and digital historian of the Atlantic World interested in the tools and methods that preserve and widen access to the ..read more
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3w ago
By Dale A. Jenkins, with contributions from Dr. Steve Wills The Battle of Midway in June 1942 is best known for the brave actions of U.S. Navy carrier pilots who, despite heavy losses and uncoordinated action, were able to find and destroy four Japanese carriers, hundreds of Japanese naval aircraft, and hundreds of irreplaceable Japanese ..read more
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By Nathan Miller Commodore Venugopal Vengalil joins the program to discuss China’s maritime interests in the Indian Ocean. Commodore Vengalil graduated from National Defense Academy and was commissioned into Indian Navy in 1979. He is a specialist in Anti-Submarine Warfare and Mine Countermeasures. Among various assignments, he was the Naval Officer in Charge, Mumbai, prior ..read more