By Walker Mills

Samuel Bendett joins the program to unpack the Russian Federation’s new 2022 Maritime Doctrine. Sam Bendett is a research analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses’ Russia Studies Program and an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security.

Download Sea Control 395 – Russia’s New Maritime Doctrine with Samuel Bendett

Links

1. “To Robot or Not to Robot? Past analysis of Russian Military Robotics and Today’s War in Ukraine,” by Sam Bendett, War on the Rocks, June 30, 2022.
2. CNA Webpage for Sam Bendett.

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 Nathan Miller.

By Jared Samuelson

By Jared Samuelson

CAPT Bill Shafley rejoins the podcast to discuss the Carrier Battle Groups of the Cold War, how the modern Carrier Strike Group evolved, and how the DESRON staffing construct may need to change.

Download Sea Control 393 – Beyond the CWC Concept with CAPT Bill Shafley

Links 

1. “A New Desron Staff – Beyond the Composite Warfare Commander Concept,” by CAPT Bill Shafley, CIMSEC, Aug 18, 2022.
2. “A New Carrier Strike Group Staff for Warfighting and Warfighters,” by CAPT Bill Shafley, CIMSEC, February 24, 2020.
3. “Put the Commander Back in Commander’s Intent,” by CAPT Bill Shafley, CIMSEC, May 13, 2020.
4. “Sea Control 154: New Forms of Naval Operational Planning,” with CAPT Bill Shafley and Jared Samuelson, CIMSEC, January 27, 2020.
5. “New Forms of Naval Operational Planning for Earning Command of the Seas,” by CAPT Bill Shafley, CIMSEC, September 10, 2018.

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 Jonathan Selling.

By Zsófia Wolford

The Arctic is warming at least four times faster than the rest of the globe, opening up new trade routes and making natural resources more accessible to Arctic states. Changes driven by climate change, and regional competition and militarization have increased over the past decade, with Russia being a dominant player in the Arctic.

Katarzyna Zysk, Professor of International Relations at the Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies (IFS), joins Sea Control to discuss current security trends in the Arctic. The discussion focuses on Russia’s Arctic strategy, the impact of the war in Ukraine on Russia’s abilities to strengthen its presence and influence in the region, and the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO and its effects on the security environment in the High North.

Download Sea Control 392 – Russia’s Arctic Strategy in a Changing Region with Katarzyna Zysk

Links

1.  “Russia in the Arctic: Gauging How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Will Alter Regional Dynamics,”by Andrea Kendall-Taylor et al.,  Center for New American Security, September 15, 2022.
2. “Russia Assumes Arctic Council Chairmanship amid Regional Tensions,” by Mary Chesnut and Anya Fink, Center for Naval Analyses, May 26, 2021.
3. “The Arctic Ice between Russia and The US Is Melting. What’s at Stake at The Top of The World?”, by Sherryn Groch, The Age, October 21, 2022.

Zsofia Wolford is a Co-Host and Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.