Fiction Contest Week

Fiction Contest Week Kicks Off on CIMSEC

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By Dmitry Filipoff

Fiction Contest Week is finally here! Through the next week, CIMSEC will run the top stories submitted in response to our Short Story Fiction Contest, launched in partnership with the U.S. Naval Institute for the second consecutive year.

The winners were ultimately selected by our panel of judges which included August Cole, David Weber, Larry Bond, Kathleen McGinnis, Peter Singer, and Ward Carroll. 

The winning stories will be jointly featured by the U.S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings and CIMSEC. Additionally, the top 10 stories that advanced to the final round of judging will be featured in CIMSEC’s Fiction Contest Week.

These exciting and thoughtful stories explore the future of maritime security and conflict. The emerging threats, concepts, and capabilities of today are deftly envisioned, and with sometimes unexpected scenarios and results. Through these stories we can peer into the challenges of tomorrow and probe deeper into the unthinkable.

The top 10 stories are below, which are not necessarily listed in the order they placed or will appear. Stay tuned to the very end to find out who won!

“#CancelMolly,” by Major Brian Kerg, USMC
“Security by Obsolescence,” by Captain James Schmitt, USAF
“The Dream of Russia: The Events of September 23rd, 2024,” by Billy Bunn
“Reality Hack,” by Robert Williscroft
“Any Clime and Place,” by Karl Flynn
“First Move,” by Dylan Phillips-Levine and Trevor Phillips-Levine
“Fishbowl in a Barrel,” by Keith Nordquist
“Bone Daddy,” by Michael Barretta 
“The Baffin Bay Turkey Shoot,” by Mike Matson
“Task Force Foo Fighter,” by Jon Paris

Dmitry Filipoff is CIMSEC’s Director of Online Content. Contact him at [email protected].

Featured Image: “PLA Carrier Fleet (#16 Liaoning & #17 Shandong)” by jeffbearholy via Artstation.

Events

Invite: Join the CIMSEC DC Chapter Holiday Party on December 8

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By Scott Cheney-Peters 

Join the band of merry maritime revelers on December 8th near the front window at Franklin Hall for CIMSEC’s annual holiday party, with drinks and discussions about the year that was. Proof of vaccination or a negative covid test is required to enter Franklin Hall. 

Franklin Hall in DC.

When: Wednesday, December 8, 5:00-8:00pm

Where: Franklin Hall, 1358 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC (Nearest Metro: U Street)

Featured Image: December 2020 — The battleship Wisconsin adorned with holiday lights (via NauticusNorfolk)

Podcast

Sea Control 297 — The Center for Maritime Strategy with Admiral James Foggo III (ret.)

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By Walker Mills

Admiral James Foggo III (ret.), former commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa; and commander NATO Allied Joint Force Command Naples, joins the program to discuss his role as the dean of the Navy League’s newly established Center for Maritime Strategy.

Download Sea Control 297 — The Center for Maritime Strategy with Admiral James Foggo III (ret.)

Links

1. Navy League of the United States.
2. Sea-Air-Space Exposition.
3. “From the Deck Plate of the Center for Maritime Strategy of the Navy League of the United States,” by James Foggo III, Seapower Magazine, November 15, 2021.
4. Asia’s Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific by Robert D. Kaplan, Random House, 2014.
5. “On the Horizon: Navigating the European and African Theaters,” by Admiral James Foggo III, July 17, 2020.
6. “Sea Control 219: USCG Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz,” by Walker Mills, CIMSEC, December 27, 2020.
7. “Sea Control 218: Coastal Insecurity, ansar Al-Sunnah, and Women in Maritime Security with Kelly Moss & Lexie Van Buskirk,” by Walker Mills, CIMSEC, December 20, 2020.
8. “Sea Control 250: Dr. Joshua Tallis on Arctic Security , by Walker Mills, CIMSEC, May 16, 2021.

Walker Mills is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at [email protected].

This episode was edited and produced by Jared Samuelson.

Podcast

Sea Control 296 – Maritime Security in Mozambique with Dr. Assis Malaquias and Tim Walker

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By Walker Mills

The program is joined by Dr. Assis Malaquias, a professor and the Chair of the global Studies and Maritime Affairs Department at Cal Maritime; and Tim Walker, who is a Senior Researcher and the Maritime Project Leader at the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa, to discuss the evolving maritime security situation in Mozambique and Africa generally.

Download Sea Control 296 – Maritime Security in Mozambique with Dr. Assis Malaquias and Tim Walker

Links

1. Sea Control 218: Coastal Insecurity, Ansar Al-Sunna and Women in Maritime Security with Kelly Moss & Lexie Van Buskirk, by Walker Mills, CIMSEC, December 20, 2020.
2. “Mozambique’s Tuna Corruption Scandal Puts Justice on Trial,” by Karen Schoonbee, BBC News, October 3, 2021.
3. Institute for Security Studies website. 

Walker Mills is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at [email protected].

This episode was edited and produced by Alexia Bouallagui.

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