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 – What Wargames Reveal with Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider

Links

1. “What Wargames Really Reveal: Outcomes Matter Less Than Who Pays and Who Plays,” by Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, December 26, 2023.  

2. Stanford University Wargaming and Crisis Simulation Initiative.

Ed Salo is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at [email protected].

This episode was edited and produced by Johann Porisch.

By Ed Salo

Heather Johnson, librarian for Special Collections for The National Museum of the Royal Navy, joins the program to discuss the museum and the British Special Service Squadron.

Download Sea Control 503 – The British Special Service Squadron with Heather Johnson

Links

1. British Special Service Squadron.

2. National Museum of the Royal Navy.

Ed Salo is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at [email protected].

This episode was edited and produced by Andrew Frame.

By Ed Salo

Author and retired naval officer David Poyer joins Sea Control to discuss his book, The Academy, the latest and final book in the Dan Lenson series of novels. David has written more than 40 books, most of them novels. His sea career included service in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic, Caribbean, and Pacific.

Download Sea Control 498 – The Academy with David Poyer

Links

1. The Academy – A Dan Lenson Novel, by David Poyer, St. Martin’s Press, December 2023. 

2. Poyer.com.

Ed Salo is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at [email protected].

This episode was edited and produced by Johann Porisch.

By Ed Salo

Major Lauren Serrano joins the program to discuss her time as an aide to the Chief of Naval Operations. Lauren is a Marine Intelligence Officer, operational planner, and Middle East Foreign Area Officer.

Download Sea Control 479 – The Life of a Flag Aide with Major Lauren Serrano

Links

1. “Aides Are More than Bag Carriers,” by Major Lauren Serrano, Proceedings, July 2023.

Ed Salo is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at [email protected].

This episode was edited and produced by Addison Pellerano.