By Jared Samuelson
To celebrate 200 episodes since our relaunch, we watched Top Gun: Maverick!! I’m joined by TOPGUN grad Graham Scarbro and retired Naval Aviatrix and Public Affairs Officer Sarah Higgins to capture all of our reactions to seeing Maverick on the Big Screen again 35 years later. Spoilers ahead!
Download Sea Control 350 – Top Gun 2 Reactions *Spoiler Warning*
Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at [email protected].
By Jared Samuelson
Julian Pawlak and Dr. Antoni Pienkos join the program to discuss maritime security perspectives of Poland, Portugal, and Greece. Julian Pawlak is research associate at the Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (HSU) and the German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies (GIDS), the think tank of the German Armed Forces. Dr. Pienkos is the head of the Planning and Control Unit at the MIECZNIK Program Management Office in Warsaw, Poland.
Links
1. “One Team, One Playground, Various Players: Maritime Security Approaches of European NATO Members,” by Dr. Antoni Pienkos and Julian Pawlak, Fundacja im. Kazimierza Pułaskiego , 2022.
2. National Security Strategy of the Republic of Poland 2020.
3. Poland’s Strategic Concept for Maritime Security (2017)
4. The Defence Concept of the Republic of Poland, May 2017.
Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at [email protected].
By Jared Samuelson
Meia Nouwens joins the program to discuss a report she coauthored for the International Institute for Strategic Studies entitled, “Taiwan, Cross-strait Stability and European Security: Implications and Response Options.” Meia is a Senior Fellow for Chinese Defense Policy and Military Modernization within the IISS Defense and Military Analysis Program and host of the Sounds Strategic podcast.
Download Sea Control 348 – Taiwan and European Security with Meia Nouwens
Links
1. “Taiwan, Cross-strait Stability and European Security: Implications and Response Options,” by Henry Boyd, Franz-Stefan Gady, Oskar Glaese, Meia Nouwens and Benjamin Schreer, International Institute for Strategic Studies, March 2022.
2. Sounds Strategic Podcast.
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 Alexia Bouallagui.
By Jared Samuelson
Dr. Chris Ma joins us to discuss wargaming efforts at the Center for Naval Analyses. Chris is the Wargaming Research Program Director at CNA.
Links
1. “Rolling the Iron Dice: From Analytical Wargaming to the Cycle of Research,” by Peter Perla, Web Ewell, Christopher Ma, Justin Peachey, Jeremy Sepinsky, and Basil Tripsas, War on the Rocks, October 21, 2019.
2. “Revitalizing Wargaming is Necessary to be Prepared for Future Wars,” by Robert Work and Gen. Paul Selva, War on the Rocks, December 8, 2015.
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.
