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CIMSEC's mission is to build a global community of professionals, academics, and forward thinkers from a variety of fields who wish to further international maritime peace and security through an exchange of ideas and the rigor of critical thought and writing.
To Safely Transit the Red Sea, Shadow a Chinese Ship
[By Clay Robinson] It was a sunny morning with calm seas on March 6, 2024, a fine day for sailing the tranquil waters...
Op-Ed: Maritime Security Sector Needs to Focus on Fundamentals, Not Tech
[By Jamie Jones and Ian Ralby] What good is the world’s most advanced “dark targeting” platform to...
Has the U.S. Ceded the Black Sea to Russia?
[By Charles P. (Chuck) Ridgway, Jr.] In 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an called the Black Sea a &ld...
Want to Revitalize American Shipbuilding? Change the Shift Schedule
[By Ryan C. Walker] Popular history and historians in public service have encouraged the public to view the production capacity...
China's Navy is Using Quantity to Build Quality
[By Matthew Hipple] The United States Navy holds up quality as the firebreak against the People’s Liberation Army Navy (P...
Op-Ed: Unmanned Naval Vessels Will Take Long-Term Development
[By James J. Wirtz] Will unmanned forces transform naval campaigning? Given recent events following the Russian invasion of Ukr...
Op-Ed: China is Fighting the Third Opium War - With Fish
[By Dr. Ian Ralby] In the 19th Century, the British East India Company was buying up huge amounts of Chinese goods –...
Unmanned Ships for the Navy: A Fleet to Do What?
[By Jonathan Panter] On March 18, 2021, former Congresswoman Elaine Luria of Virginia criticized the Navy’s the...
More Investment Needed in Submarine Search and Rescue Technology
[By Andrew Song] In the race against time, recent history demonstrates that technology remains limited for submarine search and...
Op-Ed: US Navy Needs a Small, Lightly-Manned Warship to Counter China
[By Shelley Gallup] In past wars, small and well-armed ships, such as destroyer escorts, torpedo boats, and riverine craft have...