By Jared Samuelson

Gina Fiore rejoins the program to discuss the Quad’s new Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative. 

Gina Fiore is a senior associate with Pew’s Ending Illegal Fishing Project. She manages projects related to illegal fishing and convergence crimes and acts as a liaison between Pew and the military and national security communities.

Download Sea Control 368 – Gina Fiore on The Quad’s New MDA Initiative

Links

1. “FACT SHEET: Quad Leaders’ Tokyo Summit 2022,” May 23, 2022.
2. “The Quad Goes to Sea,” by Zack Cooper and Gregory Poling, War on the Rocks, May 24, 2022.

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 Marie Williams.

By Andrea Howard and Alexia Bouallagui

Admiral James Stavridis joins the program about his new book, To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision.

Alexia edited and produced this episode. Admiral Stavridis was a four-star Admiral in the US navy and served 4 years as supreme allied commander of NATO. His new book is tackling the issue of decision making under extreme pressure drawing from his experience on command and distinguished leadership for more than 30 years in the US navy. Admiral Stavridis presents nine pivotal moments in the history of the US navy. He has published nine other books, including 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, with Elliott Ackerman, and is chief international analyst for NBC News and a contributing editor for Time magazine. He is currently the Vice Chair, Global Affairs of the Carlyle Group and the Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Rockefeller Foundation.

Download Sea Control 367 – To Risk it All with Adm (ret) James Stavridis

Link

1. To Risk It All, Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision, by Adm (ret) James Stavridis, Penguin Press, 2022. 

Andrea Howard and Alexia Bouallagui are Co-Hosts of the Sea Control podcast. Alexia edited and produced this episode. Contact the podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

By Jared Samuelson

Jason Ileto joins us to discuss cybersecurity, cyber warfare, and the potential impact on strategic sealift capability.

Commander Jason Ileto is a supply officer in the US Navy. He earned a master of science in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School in 2011 and is currently pursuing a graduate degree at the Naval War College. He has conducted a directed research project under the Cyber and Innovation Policy Institute (CIPI) Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Program.

Download Sea Control 366 – Cybersecurity and Strategic Sealift with Jason Ileto

Links

1. “Cyber at Sea: Protecting Strategic Sealift in the Age of Strategic Competition,” by Jason Ileto, Modern War Institute, May 10, 2022.

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 Dr. Ed Salo.

By Jared Samuelson

Garrett Chandler and Matthew Carstensen join us to discuss their article on Army over-the-shore logistics.

Major Garrett Chandler is an Army logistician completing his studies at the School of Advanced Military Studies. He previously served as the course director for the Army’s Supply Chain Management and Master Logistician courses at Fort Lee, Virginia. He holds a master’s degree in supply chain management from Virginia Commonwealth University and a graduate certificate in business analytics from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Major Matthew Carstensen is an Army strategist also completing his studies at the School of Advanced Military Studies. His previous assignment in Germany centered on NATO interoperability and logistics integration in Europe.

Download Sea Control 365 – LOTS to be Desired with Garrett Chandler and Matt Carstensen

Links

1.” LOTS to be Desired: Why the Army needs to Invest in Logistics Over-the-Shore,” by Garrett Chandler and Matthew Carstensen, Modern War Institute, April 28, 2022.  

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 Marie Williams.