By Jared Samuelson

Gina Fiore rejoins the program to discuss the Quad’s new Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative. 

Gina Fiore is a senior associate with Pew’s Ending Illegal Fishing Project. She manages projects related to illegal fishing and convergence crimes and acts as a liaison between Pew and the military and national security communities.

Download Sea Control 368 – Gina Fiore on The Quad’s New MDA Initiative

Links

1. “FACT SHEET: Quad Leaders’ Tokyo Summit 2022,” May 23, 2022.
2. “The Quad Goes to Sea,” by Zack Cooper and Gregory Poling, War on the Rocks, May 24, 2022.

Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at [email protected].

This episode was edited and produced by Marie Williams.

By Jared Samuelson

Jason Ileto joins us to discuss cybersecurity, cyber warfare, and the potential impact on strategic sealift capability.

Commander Jason Ileto is a supply officer in the US Navy. He earned a master of science in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School in 2011 and is currently pursuing a graduate degree at the Naval War College. He has conducted a directed research project under the Cyber and Innovation Policy Institute (CIPI) Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Program.

Download Sea Control 366 – Cybersecurity and Strategic Sealift with Jason Ileto

Links

1. “Cyber at Sea: Protecting Strategic Sealift in the Age of Strategic Competition,” by Jason Ileto, Modern War Institute, May 10, 2022.

Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at [email protected].

This episode was edited and produced by Dr. Ed Salo.

By Jared Samuelson

Garrett Chandler and Matthew Carstensen join us to discuss their article on Army over-the-shore logistics.

Major Garrett Chandler is an Army logistician completing his studies at the School of Advanced Military Studies. He previously served as the course director for the Army’s Supply Chain Management and Master Logistician courses at Fort Lee, Virginia. He holds a master’s degree in supply chain management from Virginia Commonwealth University and a graduate certificate in business analytics from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Major Matthew Carstensen is an Army strategist also completing his studies at the School of Advanced Military Studies. His previous assignment in Germany centered on NATO interoperability and logistics integration in Europe.

Download Sea Control 365 – LOTS to be Desired with Garrett Chandler and Matt Carstensen

Links

1.” LOTS to be Desired: Why the Army needs to Invest in Logistics Over-the-Shore,” by Garrett Chandler and Matthew Carstensen, Modern War Institute, April 28, 2022.  

Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at [email protected].

This episode was edited and produced by Marie Williams.

By Jared Samuelson

Brian Hart and Matthew P. Funaiole join the podcast to describe how foreign companies are bankrolling Chinese Navy expansion. Brian Hart is a fellow with the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he researches the evolving nature of Chinese power. Matthew P. Funaiole is vice president of iDeas Lab, Andreas C. Dracopoulos Chair in Innovation, and senior fellow of China Power Project at CSIS.

Download Sea Control 364 – How Foreign Companies Are Financing China’s Naval Expansion

Links

1. “In the Shadow of Warships: How foreign companies help modernize China’s Navy,” by Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Center for Strategic and International Studies, April 2022.

Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at [email protected].

This episode was edited and produced by Marie Williams.