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.
Op-Ed: Peace in Gaza May Not Mean Peace in the Red Sea
[By Matt Reisener] Since October 2023, the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group that seized control over much of the country over a decad...
Op-Ed: A "Night Court" for the U.S. Navy's Administrative Overload
[By Lt. Chris Rielage] Time is our critical resource now. The Navy knows that we have a few scant years before we face major risk...
Maritime Statecraft and its Future
[By Steve Brock and Hunter Stires] With shipping and shipbuilding receiving high-level political and diplomatic attention across t...
Op-Ed: US Navy's Networks Aren't Ready for a Contested Comms Environment
[By Nicholas A. Kristof] In his remarks at his assumption of office ceremony, Admiral Caudle stated that, “Great power competition...
Countering China's Maritime Insurgency in the South Pacific
[By Jason Lancaster] Guadalcanal, the Coral Sea, Tarawa, New Guinea, and Iron Bottom Sound highlight the strategic location of the...
Why the US Navy Needs a Lessons-Learned Center for Shipbuilding
[By Dr. Marcus Jones] In March 2025 testimony before the House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommit...
Op-Ed: It's Time to Invite Taiwan to America's Biggest Naval Exercise
[By Jim Halsell] The Taiwan Strait remains one of the most volatile flashpoints in the world. With the People’s Republic of China...
Bringing Command and Accountability Back to Surface Fleet Maintenance
There are times when “the way things are” are no longer acceptable. Radical change, with incremental and careful execution, is urg...
Why the United States Should Support South Korea's Naval Expansion
[By Ju Hyung Kim] When people think about the U.S.-ROK alliance, they often envision the Korean Peninsula: joint ground drills, co...
China is Preparing to Counter U.S. Submarine Surveillance System
[By Ryan D. Martinson] While much of the international attention on China’s naval buildup is focused on its rapidly modernizing su...