African Maritime Forces Week Concludes on CIMSEC From June 16-20, CIMSEC featured a series of articles written for the African Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS) 2025. Authors covered a multitude of maritime security challenges featured at the link below. cimsec.org/african-mariti…

Why the U.S. Should Support South Korea’s Naval Expansion The next chapter of the U.S.-ROK alliance is unfolding at sea—Ju Hyung Kim discusses South Korea's naval transformation and how the US may leverage it in a potential conflict in the Pacific. cimsec.org/why-the-u-s-sh…

Sea Control 580 - Building Resilient Kill Chains Major Aaron Barlow, Captain Patrick Reilly, and Major Sean Harper join Brian on the podcast to discuss their article for CIMSEC “Building Resilient Kill Chains for the Stand in Force”. sea-control.simplecast.com/episodes/sea-c…

Sea Control 581 – The MLR’s Missing Link Captains Brendan Costello and Tyler Muniz of the United States Marine Corps join Brian to discuss their article “The Marine Littoral Regiment’s Missing Link” published in the Marine Corps Gazette. cimsec.org/sea-control-58…

Sea Control 582 - Guns, Ships and Money Daniel Banks joins to discuss his writing and research into logistics networks, focusing on the maritime and naval networks that helped Guiseppe Garibaldi succeed in the reunification of Italy in 1860. cimsec.org/sea-control-58…

Sea Control 583 - Shaping the Blue Dragon with Ronald Po Professor Ronald Po joins to discuss his new book, "Shaping the Blue Dragon: Maritime China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties", which covers the maritime policies of the Ming and Qing dynasties. cimsec.org/sea-control-58…

Sea Control 584 - Wargaming in the Pacific with Chris Denzel and Sebastian Bae Brian Kerg talks with Chris Denzel and Sebastian Bae of CNA about wargaming in the #Pacific and their support of bilateral wargames involving the US and #Japan. cimsec.org/sea-control-58…

"Bringing Command and Accountability Back to Surface Fleet Maintenance" Decades of missteps have left the US Navy's ship maintenance system broken. It's time to regain control and fix what’s failing — before history repeats itself. cimsec.org/bringing-comma…

"Arsenal of Democracy: Myth or Model? Lessons for 21st-Century Industrial Mobilization Planning" by Tyler Hacker US munitions are exhausted amid global conflicts. We must revive industrial mobilization and learn from WWII, to adapt to today’s threats. cimsec.org/arsenal-of-dem…