By Walker Mills

Dr. Joanna Siekiera joins the program for a discussion regarding her recent work on Indo-Pacific security and China. She is an international lawyer, legal advisor, and Doctor of Public Policy from Poland. She currently works as a consultant for NATO. She is also a non-resident fellow at the Brute Krulak Center for Innovation & Future Warfare at the Marine Corps University, and a certified sailor.

Download Sea Control 537 – Europe’s Role in Indo-Pacific Security with Dr. Joanna Siekiera

Links

1. “Dragons in the West: Chinese Communist Party Threats in Europe and the Imperative of a Strategic Pivot,” by Joanna Siekiera, Irregular Warfare Initiative, February 27, 2024. 

2. 21st Century as the Pacific Century: Culture and Security of Oceania States in Great Power Competition, edited by Joanna Siekiera, Wydawnictwa Uiwersytetu Warszawskiego, 2023.

3. Sea Control 501: Multilateral Approaches to Maritime Security in Oceania with Zach Ota, CIMSEC, March 10, 2024. 

4. Sea Control 255: Littoral Access Companies with Zach Ota, CIMSEC, June 3, 2021. 

5. #Brutecast S7 E01: European Security and China with Dr. Joanna Siekiera, The Krulak Center, July 16, 2023.

Walker Mills is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Andrew Frame.

By Walker Mills

The program is joined by Wilder Alejandro Sanchez, an analyst and researcher of Latin American security. The discussion covers some of his recent writing and maritime security in Latin America.

Alejandro has been featured in a wide range of publications including Jane’s, Breaking Defense, and Shepherd Media. Sanchez writes the CIMSEC column “Southern Tide” focused on maritime security in the Caribbean and Latin America, and he is the president and founder of Second Floor Strategies. He is a non-resident senior associate at the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Download Sea Control 526 – Maritime Security in Latin America Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Part 2)

Links 

1. CIMSEC author page of Wilder Alejandro Sanchez.

2. Second Floor Strategies.

3. “Hospital Ships: A Vital Asset for SOUTHCOM and South American Navies,” by Wilder Alejandro Sanchez, CIMSEC, January 24, 2023.

4. “TIAR 21: Maritime Security, the TIAR, and IUU Fishing in the Western Hemisphere,” by Wilder Alejandro Sanchez, CIMSEC, October 16, 2020. 

5. Twitter: @W_Alex_Sanchez.

Walker Mills is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Andrew Frame.

By Walker Mills

The program is joined by Wilder Alejandro Sanchez, an analyst and researcher of Latin American security. The discussion covers some of his recent writing and maritime security in Latin America.

Alejandro has been featured in a wide range of publications including Jane’s, Breaking Defense, and Shepherd Media. Sanchez writes the CIMSEC column “Southern Tide” focused on maritime security in the Caribbean and Latin America, and he is the president and founder of Second Floor Strategies. He is a non-resident senior associate at the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. 

Download Sea Control 525 – Maritime Security in Latin America Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Part 1)

Links 

1. CIMSEC author page of Wilder Alejandro Sanchez.

2. Second Floor Strategies.

3. “Hospital Ships: A Vital Asset for SOUTHCOM and South American Navies,” by Wilder Alejandro Sanchez, CIMSEC, January 24, 2023.

4. “TIAR 21: Maritime Security, the TIAR, and IUU Fishing in the Western Hemisphere,” by Wilder Alejandro Sanchez, CIMSEC, October 16, 2020. 

5. Twitter: @W_Alex_Sanchez.

Walker Mills is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Andrew Frame.

By Walker Mills

Dr. Sidharth Kaushal rejoins the Sea Control Podcast to talk about amphibious forces in Europe and how they can overcome downsizing navies and A2/AD threats to enhance conventional deterrence in the Baltic and Scandinavia. Dr. Kaushal also discusses how the traditional “Northern Flank” role of the US Marine Corps in the region may change, and what we can learn from watching the employment of Russia’s amphibious forces in Ukraine. Dr. Sidharth Kaushal is Senior Research Fellow, Sea Power, at RUSI. 

*Note: Since the recording of this podcast Sweden has become a NATO member.

Download Sea Control 512 – Europe’s Marines with Dr. Sidharth Kaushal

Links

1. “Europe’s Marines in the Future European Littoral Operating Environment,” by Sidharth Kaushal, War on the Rocks, February 5, 2024. 

2. “Amphibious Futures: The Royal Marines in Contested New Operating Environments,” by Sidharth Kaushal and Mark Totten, RUSI, January 9, 2024. 

3. Sea Control 423: The First Unmanned Raid on Sevastopol with Dr. Sidharth Kaushal, CIMSEC, March 30, 2023. 

Walker Mills is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Addison Pellerano.