OP-WEST: Open Source Intel in Contested Maritime Spaces

An interview with Michael J. Sanchez Introduction. While the Indian-Pacific Ocean, and in particular the South and East China Seas, have attracted the most media and scholarly attention in recent years, the use of limited force in contested maritime spaces can also be observed in other corners of the world, even among NATO allies. The … Continue reading OP-WEST: Open Source Intel in Contested Maritime Spaces

The Challenge of Non-Lethal Force at Sea

This year’s CIMSEC HQ Christmas party featured a number of ‘unofficial’ polls on the main naval developments of 2014 and prospects for 2015 (the results of which can be found in CIMSEC’s Twitter feed). These provided a most interesting glimpse both of recent events and of what the immediate future may hold in store. Needless … Continue reading The Challenge of Non-Lethal Force at Sea

CIMSEC DC Chapter Sept Meet-Up – Location Update

Location Update: Confirmed: Third floor, Crystal City Sport Pub Join our DC chapter for its September meet-up with food, drinks, and conversation at Crystal City Sports Pub (location to be confirmed). At 1800 we will be joined by CIMSEC member CDR Chris Rawley, USNR, and author of Unconventional Warfare 2.0 for a brief discussion of unconventional warfare in a maritime setting … Continue reading CIMSEC DC Chapter Sept Meet-Up – Location Update