By Jared Samuelson

The Center for Maritime Strategy’s Navalist, Dr. Steve Wills, joins us to discuss perception and reality as it relates to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Steve is a Research Scientist with CNA’s Strategy and Policy Analysis Program. As a Navy historian, his research interests include the history of U.S. Navy strategy development over the Cold War and immediate post-Cold War eras, and the post-World War II Navy surface fleet.

Links

1. “Kaliningrad: Impregnable Fortress or ‘Russian Alamo?,’” by Dr. Steve Wills, CNA, May 15, 2023.
2. Sea Control 211 – Bursting A2/AD Bubbles with Robert Dalsjӧ & Michael Jonsson, by Jared Samuelson, CIMSEC, November 15, 2020.
3. Sea Control 168 – Operation Albion with Dr. Bruce Gudmundsson and Tim Powledge, by Jared Samuelson, CIMSEC, April 13, 2020. 

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 Brendan Costello.

By Jared Samuelson

Vincent P. O’Hara and Trent Hone join the program to discuss their most recent edited volume, Fighting in the Dark, Naval Combat at Night, 1904-1944.

Vincent P. O’Hara is an independent historian who specializes in early and mid-20th century naval warfare. He is the author of nineteen books and edited volumes. Trent Hone is a historian with a focus on the United States Navy and author of Learning War, Mastering the Art of Command, and Battle Line.

Download Sea Control 436 – Fighting in the Dark with Trent Hone and Vincent P. O’Hara

Links

1. Fighting in the Dark – Naval Combat at Night, 1904-1944, edited by Vincent P. O’Hara and Trent Hone, U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2023.
2. Sea Control 209 – Learning War with Trent Hone & Sebastian Goldstein, by Jared Samuelson, CIMSEC, November 1, 2020.
3. Trent Hone’s Twitter Feed.

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

Jonathan Selling edited and produced this episode.

By Jared Samuelson

Gabrielle Carmine joins the program to provide a first-hand account of the passage of the High Seas Treaty. Gabrielle is a fourth-year Marine Science and Conservation PhD student at Duke University in the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab. Her doctoral research in ocean science focuses on high seas fisheries, corporate powers, and ocean governance.

Download Sea Control 435 – The High Seas Treaty with Gabrielle Carmine

Links

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 David Suchyta.

By Jared Samuelson

Dita Liliansa joins the program to discuss her article for the interpreter, a Lowy Institute publication, entitled, “Could Indonesia legally stop transit by nuclear-powered AUKUS subs?” Liliansa is an Ocean Law and Policy Researcher at the National University of Singapore Centre for International Law.

Sea Control 434 – Can Indonesia Stop the Transit of AUKUS Subs with Dita Liliansa

Links

1. “Could Indonesia legally stop transit by nuclear-powered AUKUS subs? by Dita Liliansa, The Interpreter, March 21, 2023.
2. “The Strategic Littoral Geography of Southeast Asia,” by Pete McPhail, Arthur Speyer, Bret Rodgers, Steve Ostrosky, Jesse Burns, and Dan Marquis, CIMSEC, June 4, 2020.
3. Dita Liliansa’s Twitter Feed.

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

Brendan Costello edited and produced this episode.