Sea Control 78 – US China Strategic Competition and New Voices

This week’s podcast grapples with geopolitics in Asia. Natalie Sambhi (Australian Strategic Policy Institute) interviews Evan Laksmana (Center for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta) and Andrew Kwon (Alliance 21, United States Studies Centre in Sydney) on Asia’s maritime disputes in the East China Sea and South China Sea, US–China strategic competition, Asian Infrastructure Investment … Continue reading Sea Control 78 – US China Strategic Competition and New Voices

Sea Control 76 – Australia’s Iran Intel Deal

In this week’s podcast, we try to make sense of Australia’s intelligence deal with Iran. The country’s Foreign Minister has explained that the informal arrangement will assist in gathering intelligence about Australian foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria. But major opposition parties in Australia as well as Australia’s alliance partner, the United States, have expressed … Continue reading Sea Control 76 – Australia’s Iran Intel Deal

Sea Control 75 – Surface Fleet Warfare Tactics Instructors

RDML James Kilby, Commander of the Naval Surface Warfighting Development Center, joins to discuss the new Warfare Tactics Instructor program he is leading. Some of the newest officers with the newest tactics are being brought together to build a cadre of warfighting experts. These junior experts will be used to spread war fighting capability and updated knowledge … Continue reading Sea Control 75 – Surface Fleet Warfare Tactics Instructors

Sea Control 74: Falklands Series 5 – South Georgia Ops

This is the story of Christopher Nunn in his own words, the Captain in command of M Company 42 Commando, who was sent to South Georgia  as part of Operation Paraquet – the first stage of the Falklands and the opening salvo and statement of intent that would set the stage for all that was to come. … Continue reading Sea Control 74: Falklands Series 5 – South Georgia Ops