By Walker Mills

Kelly Moss and Lexie Van Buskirk join Sea Control Podcast co-host Walker Mills for a conversation about their recent work for Stable Seas and Our Secure Future on Ansar Al-Sunna, maritime insecurity in Africa, and gender perspectives in the maritime security space.

Sea Control 218 – Coastal Insecurity, Ansar al-Sunnah, and Women in Maritime Security with Kelly Moss & Lexie Van Buskirk

Links 

1. “Crippled Capacity: How Weak Maritime Enforcement Emboldened Ansar Al-Sunna,” by Kelly Moss, CIMSEC, October 2, 2020.
2. “A Hop, Skip and A Jump: Ansar Al-Sunna’s Island-Hopping,” by Kelly Moss, Stable Seas, October 13, 2020.
3. “Soft Targets & Black Markets: Terrorist Activities in the Maritime Domain,” by Meghan Curran, Stable Seas, May 23, 2019.
4. “Violence at Sea: How Terrorists, Insurgents and Other Extremists Exploit the Maritime Domain,” by Meghan Curran, Christopher Faulkner, Curtis Bell, Tyler Lycan, Michael Van Ginkel and Jay Benson, Stable Seas, August 11, 2020.
5. “Charting a New Course: Women, Peace and Security, and the Maritime Domain,” by Lexie Van Buskirk, Sahana Dharmapuri, Pamela Tansey, Our Secure Future, August 12, 2020.

Walker Mills is a Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast.

Contact the podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

By Alex Clarke

Bilge Pumps, Episode 28. In this episode we are joined by a former Flag Captain, a former Royal Navy Rear Admiral, Jeremy Larken, who served as the Captain of HMS Fearless and flag captain of Michael Clapp in the Falklands War. In it we discuss future threats, the world as it is now and as it was then, and he keeps the Bilge Pumps crew on our toes as we aim for one of our widest-ranging discussions yet.

#Bilgepumps is still a newish series and new avenue, which may no longer boast the new car smell, in fact decidedly more of pineapple/irn bru smell with a hint of jaffa cake and the faintest whiff of cork. But we’re getting the impression it’s liked, so we’d very much like any comments, topic suggestions or ideas for artwork to be tweeted to us, the #Bilgepump crew (with #Bilgepumps), at Alex (@AC_NavalHistory), Drach (@Drachinifel), and Jamie (@Armouredcarrier). Or you can comment on our Youtube channels (listed down below).

Download Bilge Pumps Episode 28: Chatting Threats with a Flag Captain

Links

1. Dr. Alex Clarke’s Youtube Channel
2. Drachinifel’s Youtube Channel
3. Jamie Seidel’s Youtube Channel

Alex Clarke is the producer of The Bilge Pumps podcast.

Contact the CIMSEC podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

By Jared Samuelson

The Secretary of the Navy recently announced the intent to re-establish the U.S. First Fleet in the Indo-Pacific region. Our guests, Darshana Baruah and Blake Herzinger, offer their thoughts on how to approach the region conceptually, France’s influence, potential command-and-control issues, resource allocation, basing options, and more!

Download Sea Control 217 – First Fleet with Darshana Baruah & Blake Herzinger

Links

1. “Time to Launch a Combined Maritime Task Force for the Pacific,” Eric Sayers, War on the Rocks, June 1, 2018. 

Jared Samuelson is the Senior Producer of the Sea Control Podcast. Contact him at Seacontrol@cimsec.org

By Walker Mills

If you enjoyed the USNI-CIMSEC Fiction contest, this episode is for you! Sgt. Maj. Mike Burke (ret.) and Maj. Nick Nethery join us this week to discuss the assumptions and ideas behind their first-place story “Crowdfunded.” A great conversation about sci-fi, writing, urban warfare, and the future fight!

Download Sea Control 216 – 2020 Fiction Contest Winners with Mike Burke and Nick Nethery

Links

1. America’s Sergeant Major by Michael Burke
2. “Crowdfunded,” by Michael Burke and Nick Nethery
3. “Prepare to Fight in Megacities,” by Nick Nethery
4. “Preparing to Fight and Win Underground,” by Walker Mills
5. Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
6. Armor by John Steakely
7. Legacy of Aldenata by John Ringo
8. Automated Valor by August Cole
9. Burn-In by PW Singer and August Cole
10. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
11. Death Traps by Belton Cooper
12. Starfist Series by Dan Cragg and David Sherman
13. The Veteran Wargamer podcast
14. Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
15. “9 Simple Rules for Owning the Zombie Apocalypse,” by Nick Nethery
16. “‘The Walking Dead’ is Full of Useless Idiots, Says a USMC Sgt. Maj.,” by Michael Burke
17. CIMSEC Fiction Contest Week

Walker Mills is a Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.