By Jared Samuelson

Dr. Brian Chao and CAPT Hugues Canuel join the program for a discussion of rising and falling French seapower. The discussion spans the period from the Pax Britannica until post-World War 2 and includes comparisons of France’s evolving relationship with seapower to China’s rise today.

Sea Control 268 – French Seapower with CAPT Hugues Canuel and Dr. Brian Chao

Links

2. BrianCChao.com

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

This episode was edited and produced by Jonathan Selling.

By Jared Samuelson

Chirayu Thakkar joins the program to discuss acceptable solutions and a raft of complications for Mauritius, the UK, India, and U.S. interests in the Chagos archipelago.

Download Sea Control 267 – Resolving Diego Garcia with Chirayu Thakkar

Links

1.  “Overcoming the Diego Garcia Stalemate,” by  Chirayu Thakkar, War on the Rocks, July 12, 2021.

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

Nitya Labh joins CIMSEC’s Jared Samuelson to talk about her recent article in Australian Defense Magazine, “Building Islands and Influence: Chinese Land Reclamation in the Southwest Pacific.” In this shorter episode she covers China’s land reclamation capability and how it can be used to leverage influence with Pacific nations.

Download Sea Control 265 – Building Islands and Influence with Nitya Labh

Links

1. “Building Islands and Influence: Chinese Land Reclamation in the Southwest Pacific,” by Nitya Labh, Australian Defense Magazine, May 6, 2021. 

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