Ocean Governance Week Concludes on CIMSEC

By Dmitry Filipoff From July 20 to August 3, 2020, CIMSEC featured a wide array of publications on the future of ocean governance, submitted in response to our call for articles issued in partnership with the Stable Seas program of One Earth Future. This turned out to be one of the most viewed CIMSEC topic weeks, and which … Continue reading Ocean Governance Week Concludes on CIMSEC

Stand Up A Joint Interagency Task Force To Fight Illegal Fishing

Ocean Governance Topic Week By Claude Berube International maritime security needs a dramatic shift in thinking and commitment to the greatest transnational threat of the twenty-first century. It is not drug trafficking which, while impactful in criminal behavior and the unfortunate consequences to consumers and their families, is not an existential threat. Nor is terrorism, … Continue reading Stand Up A Joint Interagency Task Force To Fight Illegal Fishing

Ocean Governance Week Kicks Off on CIMSEC

By Dmitry Filipoff This week, CIMSEC is excited to feature Project Trident’s second topic, ocean governance, presented in partnership with Stable Seas, a program of One Earth Future. Continuing the trend from Project Trident’s first topic, we will be extending the topic into a second week in order to accommodate the high number of quality submissions. … Continue reading Ocean Governance Week Kicks Off on CIMSEC

NavyCon 2020: Navies, Science Fiction, and Great Power Competition

By Claude Berube Three years ago, Jerry Hendrix, Mark Vandroff, CDR Salamander, and I were reminiscing about old sci-fi shows and their navy traits. Half-jokingly, I suggested we put together a science fiction convention focused on navies. And then it happened. The result was the first NavyCon in 2017 which was a one-day event held … Continue reading NavyCon 2020: Navies, Science Fiction, and Great Power Competition