By Walker Mills

Dr. Hye Ryeon Jang from the University of Florida’s Department of Political Science joins the program to talk about her PhD dissertation, “Selective Escalation in the South China Sea: China’s Energy Mercantilism, Asymmetric Trade Dependence, and Militarized Maritime Disputes,” and its implications for US policy makers.

Download Sea Control 277 – Chinese Escalation in Maritime Disputes with Dr. Hye Ryeon Jang

Links

1. “The Thucydides Trap: Are the U.S. and China Headed for War?”, by Graham Allison, The Atlantic, September 24, 2015
2. “Tribunal Rejects Beijing’s Claims in South China Sea,” by Jane Perlez, The New York Times, July 12, 2016
3. Dr. Hye Ryeon Jang’s website

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 Marie Williams.

By Walker Mills

U.S. Naval War College Professor Dr. Milan Vego joins the program for a far-ranging conversation on maritime strategy and operations that touches on force structure, the role of doctrine, and mission command. Dr. Vego is the author of 15 books and nearly 400 articles on these topics and more.

Download Sea Control 273 – Naval Strategy and Operations with Dr. Milan Vego

Links

1. Operational Warfare at Sea: Theory and Practice, by Milan Vego, Routledge, 2020.
2. Exercising Control of the Sea: Theory and Practice, by Milan Vego, Routledge, 2020.
3. Maritime Strategy and Sea Denial: Theory and Practice, by Milan Vego, Routledge, 2020.
4. General Naval Tactics: Theory and Practice, by Milan Vego, Naval Institute Press, 2020.
5. “On Littoral Warfare,” by Milan Vego, Naval War College Review, Spring 2015.
6. Naval Strategies in Narrow Seas, by Milan Vego, Routledge, 2003.

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

This episode was edited and produced by David Suchyta.

By Walker Mills

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and investigative journalist Ian Urbina join the program to talk about his recent article in The New Yorker about fish meal and his book The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier. Ian describes his experiences reporting from the sea, the impacts of IUU fishing, sea farer abandonment, and the concept of “sea blindness.” Lastly, Ian talks about how the Outlaw Ocean Project is “breaking the mold” of traditional journalism and increasing their reach to raise awareness of ocean issues. 

Download Sea Control 256 – Reporting from the Sea with Ian Urbina

Links

1. “Fish Farming is Feeding the Globe. What’s the Cost for Locals?” by Ian Urbina, The New Yorker, March 1, 2021.
2. The Outlaw Ocean Project website.
3. Sea Control 225: IUU Fishing and the Evolution of the Sea Shepherd with Dr. Claude Berube, CIMSEC, January 31, 2021.
4. Sea Control 218: Coastal Insecurity, Ansar Al-Sunnah, and Women in Maritime Security with Kelly Moss and Lexie van Buskirk, CIMSEC, December 20, 2020.
5. Sea Control 219: USCG Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz, CIMSEC, December 27, 2020.
6. The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier, Ian Urbina, Penguin Books, 2020. 

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