By Jared Samuelson

Dr. Chulanee Attanayake and Dr. Jivanta Schottli, editor and contributor to the book Maritime Sri Lanka, respectively, join the program. They discuss the increased importance of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka’s growing role in the region, the island’s strategic hedging strategy, and how it is balancing Indian, Chinese, and American influence.

Download Sea Control 234 – Maritime Sri Lanka with Dr. Chulanee Attanayake and Dr. Jivanta Schottli

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1. Maritime Sri Lanka: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, by Chulanee Attanayake (editor), World Scientific Publishing Company, January 29, 2021.

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

By Jared Samuelson

Dr. Ian Speller joins the podcast to discuss the development of British amphibious capability leading up to World War II, operations during the war, and the evolution of the capability during the Cold War.

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By Jared Samuelson

Author Ian W. Toll joins me this week to discuss what makes the Navy such a compelling topic, the writing process, his most recent work, Twilight of the Gods, and his trilogy on the Pacific War.

Sea Control 229 – Author Ian W. Toll, Six Frigates and the Pacific Trilogy

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By Jared Samuelson

Dr. Jerry Hendrix, fresh off publication of his new book, To Provide and Maintain a Navy, joins me to discuss the differences between a seapower and sea power, the free sea, and his recommendations for the Navy’s future.

Sea Control 228 – To Provide & Maintain a Navy with Dr. Jerry Hendrix

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1. To Provide & Maintain a Navy, by Dr. Henry Hendrix, Focsle, 2020.
2. “Buy Fords Not Ferraris,” by Commander Jerry Hendrix, Proceedings, April 2009.
3. Seapower States: Maritime Culture, Continental Empires, and the Conflict that Made the Modern World, by Prof. Andrew Lambert, Yale University Press, 2018.
4. “At What Cost a Carrier,” by Jerry Hendrix, Center for a New American Security, March 11, 2013.
5. “Retreat From Range – The Rise and Fall of Carrier Aviation,” by Jerry Hendrix, Center for a New American Security, October 19, 2015.
6. “Aircraft Carriers & Maritime History,” Jerry Hendrix and Bryan McGrath, C-SPAN3, January 9, 2015.

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