By Brian Kerg

Sasha Maggio, also known as ‘Mother of Tanks,’ joins the program to discuss her one-of-a-kind series, “Why We Fight.” A podcast covering just about every aspect of World War II, including significant elements of naval and amphibious warfare, “Why We Fight” is a unique podcast on historical warfare.

Sasha Maggio is a historian, analyst, and podcaster currently working abroad as a Unit Deployment Manager with the 37th Airlift Squadron at Rammstein Air Force Base, Germany. She has served as a senior intelligence analyst focusing on Russia and the former Soviet bloc, an Information Operations trainer for the U.S. Army, and she has worked extensively in marketing and content development. She runs the ‘Mother of Tanks’ account on X and hosts the “Why We Fight” podcast. 

Download Sea Control 561 – Why We Fight with Sasha Maggio

Links

1. “Why We Fight” podcast series Spotify catalogue. 

2. “Mother of Tanks” official site.

3. “Mother of Tanks” Twitter account.

Brian Kerg is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at [email protected].

By Walker Mills

Dr. Colin Flint, a Distinguished Professor of Political Geography at Utah State University, joins the program to talk about his new book, Near and Far Waters: The Geopolitics of Seapower. Dr. Flint discusses why seapower matters and what it can tell us about he future of the China-US rivalry.

Download Sea Control 560 – Near and Far Waters: The Geopolitics of Seapower with Dr. Colin Flint

Links

1. Near and Far Waters: The Geopolitics of Seapower by Colin Flint, Stanford University Press, 2024. 

2. Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-First Century by Geoffrey Till, 4th Edition, Routledge, 2018.

3. Dr. Colin Flint Utah State University page.

Walker Mills is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at [email protected].

This episode was edited by Jonathan Selling.

By Walker Mills

Jonathan G. Panter joins the program to talk about his PhD dissertation “The Illogic of Naval Forward Presence.” Jonathan is a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a PhD candidate at Columbia University, and former US Navy Surface Warfare Officer.

Download Sea Control 559 – The Illogic of Naval Forward Presence with Jonathan Panter

Links

1. “The Illogic of Naval Forward Presence,” by Jonathan Panter, Columbia Academic Commons, 2024.

2. Jonathan Panter Linkedin page.

Walker Mills is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at [email protected].

This episode was edited and produced by Jim Jarvie.

By Walker Mills

Tuneer Mukherjee, a researcher of Asian security with a focus on the maritime domain, joins the program to talk about his recent article “The Proliferation of Drones in Naval Warfare,” published by the Observer Research Foundation.

Download Sea Control 558 – The Proliferation of Drones in Naval Warfare with Tuneer Mukherjee

Links

1. “The Proliferation of Drones in Naval Warfare,” by Tuneer Mukherjee, ORF, July 16, 2024.

2. “Sea Control 422: Artificial Intelligence in Naval Operations with Tuneer Mukherjee,” by Jared Samuelson, CIMSEC, March 26, 2023.

3. Tuneer Mukherjee biography, Observer Research Foundation.

4. Tuneer Mukherjee biography, Stimson Center.

Walker Mills is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at [email protected].