By Jared Samuelson

Bruce Jones joins the program to discuss the oceans, how they shape the world we live in, China’s rise, and great power relations. Bruce Jones is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Download Sea Control 327 – To Rule the Waves with Bruce Jones

Links

1. “To Rule the Waves – How Control of the World’s Oceans Shapes the Fate of the Superpowers,” by Bruce D. Jones, Scribner, 2021.
2. “The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger,” by Mark Levinson, Princeton University Press, 2008.
3. “British Warship Collides With Russian Submarine, UK Defense Ministry Confirms,” Radio Free Europe, January 7, 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

Cornell Overfield joins the program to discuss the difficulty of conducting FONOPs in the Russian and Canadian Arctic. Cornell is an analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses.

Download Sea Control 326 – The Futility of Arctic FONOPs with Cornell Overfield

Links

1. “FONOP in Vain: The Legal Logics of a U.S. Navy FONOP in the Canadian or Russian Arctic,” by Cornell Overfield, Arctic Yearbook, 2021.
2. “The “Polar Sea” Voyage and the Northwest Passage Dispute,” by Philip J. Briggs, Armed Forces & Society, Vol. 16, No. 3, Spring 1990.
3. “Could a Kiwi Sailor’s Northwest Passage Transit Break the Legal Ice Between Canada and the US?,” by Cornell Overfield, lawfareblog, September 25, 1990.
4. “The forgotten cruise of the SS Manhattan,” by Jim Coogan, Cape Cod Times, September 1, 2009. 

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 Jonathan Selling.

By Jared Samuelson

Dr. Ian Ralby joins the program to discuss Russia’s weaponization of food chains, responses to sanctions, what China stands to gain from the invasion of Ukraine, and more. Dr. Ralby is a maritime lawyer and recognized maritime security expert.

Download Sea Control 325 – Ukraine is Not Enough with Dr. Ian Ralby

Links

1. “Ukraine is Not Enough: Just the Beginning of Russia’s Assault on the World,” by Dr. Ian Ralby, Dr. David Soud and Rohini Ralby, Irconsilium.com, February 25, 2022.
2. “Why the U.S. Needs to Act Fast to Prevent Russia from Weaponizing Food Supply Chains,” by Dr. Ian Ralby, Dr. David Soud and Rohini Ralby, Politico, February 27, 2022.
3. I.R. Consilium.
4. Putin hails $117.5 bln of China deal as Russia squares off with West, by Vladimir Soldatkin and Chen Aizhu, Reuters, February 4, 2022.
5. China Welcomes Russian Oil Tankers with Alternative Payment Methods, by Chen Aizhu, Reuters, March 4, 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 Joshua Groover.

By Jared Samuelson

Dr. Elizabeth Buchanan joins the podcast to discuss the Svalbard Treaty, international interest in the archipelago, and tensions in the High North. Dr. Buchanan is a lecturer of Strategic Studies at the Australian War College and a non-resident fellow at the Modern Warfare Institute.

Download Sea Control 324 – Mind the Svalbard Gap with Dr. Liz Buchanan

Links

1. The Svalbard treaty.

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.