By Jared Samuelson

Dr. Gijs Dreijer joins the program to discuss maritime risk management and his new book: The Power and Pains of Polysemy: Maritime Trade, Averages and Institutional Development in the Low Countries (15th-16th Centuries).

Gijs Dreijer (1992) completed his MA at Leiden University in 2017 and subsequently started a joint PhD degree at the University of Exeter (History) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussels (Law). In 2021 he returned to Leiden University to work as a postdoc in the VICI project of Catia Antunes.

Download Sea Control 454 – Maritime Trade, Averages, and Institutional Development in the Low Countries with Dr. Gijs Dreijer

Links

1.The Power and Pains of Polysemy: Maritime Trade, Averages, and Institutional Development in the Low Countries (15th-16th Centuries), by Dr. Gijs Dreier, Brill, 2023.

Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

William McQuiston edited and produced this episode.

By Nathan Miller

Will Sofrin joins the program to discuss his book All Hands on Deck. The book is about his experiences during an epic sail on the tall ship, Rose, from Newport, RI to San Diego, CA.

Will Sofrin is a master shipwright, former professional tall ship sailor, and has taught at MIT. He has sailed over thirty thousand miles in his career.

Download Sea Control 453 – All Hands on Deck with Will Sofrin

Links

1. willsofrin.com.
2. All Hands on Deck, by Will Sofrin, Abrams Press, 2023.

Nathan Miller hosted and produced this episode. Contact the Sea Control team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

By Nathan Miller

Farah Obaidullah and Rebecca Hubbard join the program to discuss overfishing and their edited volume: The Ocean and Us.

Farah Obaidullah is a long time ocean advocate, consultant and the Founder of the non-profit Women4Oceans; a non-profit focused on “securing healthy oceans for the sake of human survival and human-wellbeing.” Obaidullah has worked on non-profit campaigns to address IUU fishing, labor abuse and slavery at sea.

Rebecca Hubbard is the Director of High Seas Alliance; a non-profit working toward the establishment of high seas protection areas and stronger high seas governance. Hubbard has been working for over 17 years on various environmental campaigns.

Download Sea Control 452 – The Ocean and Us with Farah Obaidullah and Rebecca Hubbard

Links

1. The Ocean and Us, edited by Farah Obaidullah, Springer Cham, 2023.
2. Sea Control 294 – EU Fisheries Governance with Dr. Alin Kadfak and Dr. Anna Antonova, by Jared Samuelson, CIMSEC, November 18, 2021.
3. Sea Control 225 – IUU Fishing and the Evolution of Sea Shepherd with Dr. Claude Berube, by Walker Mills, CIMSEC, January 31, 2021.
4. Sea Control 192 – IUU Fishing and Fishing Policy in the South China Sea, by Jared Samuelson, CIMSEC, August 2, 2020.
5. Farah Obaidullah’s Twitter.
6. Rebecca Hubbard’s Twitter.

Nathan Miller hosted and produced this episode. Contact the Sea Control team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

By Jared Samuelson

Longtime friend and supporter of the podcast, Dr. Claude Berube, returns to discuss his latest work of fiction, The Philippine Pact, the latest entry in the Connor Stark novel series.

Claude has taught at the United States Naval Academy, worked at the Office of Naval Intelligence and the U.S. Senate, and as an officer in the Navy Reserve deployed overseas. He has been a fellow with both the Brookings Institution and Heritage Foundation.

Download Sea Control 451 – The Philippine Pact with Dr. Claude Berube

Links

1. The Philippine Pact, by Claude Berube, Milford House, 2023.
2. “The Maritime Story Missing in ‘Civilian Warriors,'” by Claude Berube, CIMSEC, December 17, 2013. 

Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Jim Jarvie.