Sea Control 178 – Lawfare at Sea with Dr. Jill Goldenziel

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Jill Goldenziel (@jillgoldenziel) joins me (@jwsc03) to discuss the origins and types of lawfare, lawfare at sea, how the Chinese are using lawfare in the South China Sea, and what the U.S. can do to fight back. Download Sea Control 178 – Lawfare at Sea with Dr. Jill Goldenziel Links 1. … Continue reading Sea Control 178 – Lawfare at Sea with Dr. Jill Goldenziel

Asymmetric Naval Strategies: Overcoming Power Imbalances to Contest Sea Control

By Alex Crosby According to Julian Corbett, “[T]he object of naval warfare must always be directly or indirectly either to secure the command of the sea or to prevent the enemy from securing it.”1 However, naval warfare innately favors stronger naval powers in their pursuit of command of the sea. This institutional bias can drive … Continue reading Asymmetric Naval Strategies: Overcoming Power Imbalances to Contest Sea Control

A Russian Lake: Has the West Ceded the Black Sea to Russia?

By Charles P. (Chuck) Ridgway, Jr. In 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called the Black Sea a “Russian Lake” and encouraged NATO to do more to counter Russia’s efforts to exert control over it.1 Never was that control shown to be more complete than last August, when the Russian Federation Navy stopped and boarded … Continue reading A Russian Lake: Has the West Ceded the Black Sea to Russia?

Sea Control 438 – Small States and the Law of the Sea with Dr. Douglas Guilfoyle

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Douglas Guilfoyle joins the program to discuss his paper in British Yearbook of International Law: “Litigation as Statecraft: Small States and the Law of the Sea.” Douglas Guilfoyle is Professor of International Law and Security at the University of New South Wales Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy. His principal … Continue reading Sea Control 438 – Small States and the Law of the Sea with Dr. Douglas Guilfoyle