Please join us in congratulating the following nominees for CFAR 2017.:
CNA Category Nominees
Becoming a Great Maritime Power: A Chinese Dream
Mike McDevitt, CNA
https://www.cna.org/cna_files/pdf/IRM-2016-U-013646.pdf
Naval Coercion and Escalation Control in South Asia
Ryan W. French, CNA
The Future of U.S.-India Naval Relations
Nilanthi Samaranayake, CNA
https://www.cna.org/CNA_files/PDF/DRM-2016-U-013938-Final2.pdf
Use of Unmanned Systems by the Russian Military
Samuel Bendett, CNA
Weighted West, Focused on the Indian Ocean and Cooperating across the Indo-Pacific: The Indian Navy’s New Maritime Strategy, Capabilities, and Diplomacy
Satu Limaye, CNA
https://www.cna.org/CNA_files/PDF/DRM-2016-U-013939-Final2.pdf
CIMSEC Category Nominees
Don’t Give Up on the Littoral Combat Ship
Kaitlin Smith
Other Than War: HA/DR and Geopolitics
Joshua Tallis
Is Sea Shepherd a Navy? A CIMSEC Debate
Chris Rawley, Claude Berube, and Ryan Mewett
Naval Strategy Returns to Lead the POM
Steve Wills
Russia’s Manoeuvring of Conflicts for Enhancing Military Exports
Vidya Sagar Reddy
Sea Control 127 – Dr. Tom Fedyszyn on Russian Navy Ops, Acquisition, and Doctrine
Dr. Tom Fedyszyn
Distributed Lethality: The Future of the Helicopter Sea Combat Community Lieutenant Commander
Michael S. Silver
Terrorists on the Ocean: Sea Monsters in the 21st Century
Robert N. Hein
For Want of a Broadside: Why the Marines Need More Naval Fire Support
Vince DePinto
A Niger Delta Militant Group Declares War on the Nigerian Navy
Dirk Steffen
Norway Faces a New Era of Russian Realpolitik in the Arctic
Daniel Thomassen
Circles in Surface Warfare Training
Steve Wills
Arctic Security and Legal Issues in the 21st Century: An Interview with CDR Sean Fahey
Sean Fahey
Riding A New Wave of Professionalization and Militarization: Sansha City’s Maritime Militia
Conor Kennedy and Andrew Erickson
Innovative Leadership Development: Why and How
Joe Schuman
I Held an Amazon “Flipped” Meeting At My Squadron and Here’s What Happened
Jared Wilhelm
Farsi Island: Surface Warfare’s Wake-up Call
Alan Cummings
Japan’s Izumo-Class Helicopter Destroyer: An Aircraft Carrier In Disguise
Matthew Gamble
We need your help determining what authors and issues will be highlighted at CFAR 2017! The authors of the top vote-getting articles will be invited to speak at the May 1st event on the article topic, so consider what you’d like an update on or what author you’d like to press with questions. All CIMSEC members are eligible to vote here now. If you’re not yet a CIMSEC member, it’s free and easy to sign up here for eligibility to vote. And don’t forget to RSVP to the event!
As always, thanks to the generous support of CNA and the U.S. Naval Institute for helping us bring you this event, and congratulations to the nominees!