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.
The U.S. Army's Role in Deterring China in the Pacific
[By Major General James B. Bartholomees III] Chinese Coast Guard vessels are ramming Philippine Coast Guard ship...
To Prepare for a Pacific War, U.S. Must Harden Southern Flank
[By Henry Ziemer] The United States’ foundations as a global great power rest in no small part on its status as...
Garrison Payne, the U.S. Navy's First Black Commissioned Officer
[By Reuben Keith Green] The hidden story of the U.S. Navy’s first Black commissioned officer spans five decades...
Op-Ed: Bold Leadership Needed to Carry Out U.S. Navy's Course Correction
[By Brent D. Sadler] On September 18, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti released her Navigatio...
"Legal Finish" in Maritime Security is Too Often Lacking a Legal Start
[By Dr. Ian Ralby] “Legal Finish” is a term that has become commonplace in maritime security circles arou...
Refocusing the Navy on a Maritime Deterrent Strategy
[By James Wirtz] As great power competition becomes an increasingly grim reality, senior officers are coming to terms...
Reimagining the Aircraft Carrier: A Support Vessel for Guided Missiles
[By Captain R. Robinson Harris, USN (ret.)] 39 years ago, in the October 1985 issue of USNI Proceedings, then-LC...
How Do Unmanned Warships Fit Into the Law of the Sea?
[By Takeo Imura] Unmanned systems technologies possess great potential for changing the landscape of military operati...
In a Conflict With China, Carriers Might be Best Used as Decoys
[By Trevor Phillips-Levine and Andrew Tenbusch] A large Japanese force emerged from the San Bernadino Strait, compris...
Do Drones Have a Future in Latin America and the Caribbean?
[By Wilder Alejandro Sanchez] Written by Wilder Alejandro Sanchez, The Southern Tide addresses maritime sec...