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.
Vietnam's Struggles in the S. China Sea: Challenges and Opportunities
[By Viet Hung Nguyen Cao] The new U.S. South China Sea policy, recently announced by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, once again...
The Sino-Japanese Maritime Dispute in the East China Sea
[By Yoichiro Sato] In August 2020 China lifted the annual summer ban on its fleet’s fishing in the East China Sea (ECS)....
COVID-19 and the Straining U.S. Merchant Marine
[By Dr. Salvatore R. Mercogliano] On July 29, 2020, the heads of three maritime unions – Marshall Ainley of the Marine En...
Op-Ed: The Navy's Perpetual Racism Problem and How to Fix It
[By LCDR Reuben Keith Green, USN (ret.)] The Navy has always had the same three problems when it comes to diversity and inclusi...
Ecuador's Constant Struggle Against Illegal Fishing
[By Wilder Alejandro Sanchez] Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a constant challenge for Latin American navi...
Ocean Governance and Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea
[By Bem Ibrahim Garba] The world’s oceans occupy over 70 percent of the earth’s surface, playing a significant role...
Unmasking Trends in Maritime Crime in the Caribbean
[By Dr. Ian Ralby, Lt. Col. Michael Jones and Capt. Errington Shurland (ret.)] While life on land for most people has been unus...
Op-Ed: The U.S. Should Fight Illegal Fishing for Great Power Advantage
[By Matthew Ader] Illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing costs Asia billions of dollars a year and constitutes a th...
Interview: Commanding the Futuristic Destroyer USS Zumwalt
[By Dmitry Filipoff] CIMSEC had the opportunity to discuss commanding the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) stealth destroyer wi...
How China Has Overtaken Japan in Naval Power and Why it Matters
[By Toshi Yoshihara] A major reversal of fortunes at sea has gone largely unnoticed. Over the past decade, the Chinese Navy spe...