CIMSEC
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.
Why the U.S. Dominates the Pacific's Subsea Cable Infrastructure
[By Geoffrey Irving] A combination of the United States’ nascent modern industrial policy, diplomacy, and aligned go...
Tankers for the Pacific Fight: A Crisis in Capability
[By Stephen M. Carmel, MLL] The Department of Defense is projected to need on the order of one hundred tankers of various sizes...
Cuban Missile Crisis: When Soviet Subs Nearly Used Nuclear Arms
[By LtCol Brent Stricker] “It would be well for your government to consider that having your ships and ours, your aircraf...
China Next Door: The CCP's Growing Influence in Latin America
[By Captain Steven Arango, USMC] Americans hear about countries such as China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran on a frequent basi...
Russia's New Maritime Doctrine: “Hybrid War With the Collective West"
[By Olga R. Chiriac] On July 31, 2022, Russian Navy Day, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the approval of the new Mar...
Op-Ed: U.S. Navy Must Adapt Quickly to New Threats and Capabilities
[By CAPT Jamie McGrath, USN] Night had fallen in the sweltering South Pacific. The cruiser’s captain paced nervously...
Defusing the Cuban Missile Crisis: Naval Quarantine for De-Escalation
[By LtCol Brent Stricker] “I thought of the many times that I had hear the military take positions which, if wrong, had t...
Get Real, Get Better: Overhauling U.S. Navy Officer Training
[By Bill Golden] First awarded in 1975, the SWO pin was created to identify a cadre of professional mariners who operate U.S. w...
Smuggler Tech: Low-Profile Boats Could Resupply the Marine Corps
[By LtCol Brent Stricker, USMC] The Marine Corps is faced with an intensified challenge of contested logistics as it emplo...
In New Era of Competition, American Maritime Needs Geostrategists
[By Drake Long] In 1567, a Spanish navigator named Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira set sail for an ill-fated voyage to...