Center for International Maritime Security
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Non-partisan think tank building a global community of practitioners and academics in maritime security. CIMSEC is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank.
Washington D.C.
Joined April 2012
CIMSEC CALL FOR NOTES TO THE NEW CNO. Submit to: Content@cimsec.org. What should the new CNO know? CIMSEC is launching a special series featuring short articles that convey pressing points to the US Navy’s new leadership. Details are in the link below.
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"A System of Systems Analysis is Needed for Maritime Strike" by Dick Mosier. The US lacks fast, reliable space-based targeting—a Maritime Strike System of Systems (SOS) is critical to link sensors, satellites & shooters for mission success.
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"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.
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"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.
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Sea Control 584 - Wargaming in the Pacific with Chris Denzel and Sebastian Bae. @BrianKerg talks with Chris Denzel and @SebastianBae of @CNA_org about wargaming in the #Pacific and their support of bilateral wargames involving the US and #Japan.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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”.
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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.
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Sea Control 579 - Partnering for Conflict in the Western Pacific. Major Ben Van Horrick and LtCol Scott ‘Chuck’ Blyleven join Brian to discuss their recent article, "Partnering Will Determine the First Days of Conflict in the Western Pacific.".
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Exposed Undersea: PLA Navy Officer Reflections on China’s Not-So-Silent Service. Ryan Martinson discusses the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN) recognition of the potential warfighting value of submarines and its investment in submarine capability.
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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.
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Sea Control 578 - Chinese Amphibious Warfare with Andrew Erickson. Host Brian Kerg talks with Naval War College Professor of Strategy Andrew Erickson about his book, “Chinese Amphibious Warfare,” an authoritative assessment of PLA amphibious capabilities.
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African Maritime Forces Summit Week - From Fragmentation to Framework: The Evolution of Regional Maritime Governance in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). Pascaline Alexandre discusses how states can confront challenges in the WIO to achieve maritime goals.
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