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 U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.

Download Sea Control 510 – The Fortress Fleet with Lt Col Nathan Jennings, PhD

Links

1. “The Army and the Fortress Fleet: Reimagining Landpower in Maritime Warfare,” by Nathan Jennings, Modern War Institute, March 5, 2024.

2. “To Upgun Seapower in the Indo-Pacific, You Need an Army,” by General Charles Flynn and Lieutenant Colonel Tim Devine, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, February 2024.

Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Jim Jarvie.

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 and Bhutan.

Download Sea Control 509 – Sri Lanka’s Evolving Role in the Indian Ocean with Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy

Links

1. Sri Lanka’s evolving role in the Indian Ocean, by Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy, Observer Research Foundation, January 24, 2024. 

2. Sea Control 283 – Maritime Sri Lanka and Japan with Dr. Satoru Nagao, CIMSEC, October 10, 2021. 

3. Sea Control 234 – Maritime Sri Lanka with Dr. Chulanee Attanayake and Dr. Jivanta Schöttli, CIMSEC, March 21, 2021. 

4. ORF Online.

Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Marie Williams.

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 Security College, Australian National University and an adjunct fellow in naval studies at the University of New South Wales. Peter served 40 years in the Royal Australian Navy and retired as a vice admiral.

Download Sea Control 508 – Australian Capabilities in the Littoral with Jennifer Parker and Peter Jones

Links

1. “Australian Naval Capabilities in the Littoral: Past, Present and into the Future,” by Jennifer Parker and Peter Jones, The Australian Naval Institute, December 6, 2023. 

2. Sea Control 198 – Australian Amphibious Capabilities with Col Kim Gilfillan, CIMSEC, September 6, 2020. 

3. Sea Control 472 – Littoral Security with Dr. Prakash Gopal, CIMSEC, October 19, 2023. 

4. Saltwater Strategists podcast.

Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Addison Pellerano.

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 sources that help refine and redefine popular understandings of American slavery and its modern consequences.

Download Sea Control 505 – Pirates of the Slave Trade with Dr. Angela Sutton

Links

1. Pirates of the Slave Trade – The Battle of Cape Lopez and the Birth of an American Institution, by Angela C. Sutton, Prometheus Books, 2023. 

2. Angela Sutton’s website.

Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Jim Jarvie.