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.
"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...
The Indispensable Ingredient for Victory: Defeating Sea Mines
[By Capt. George Galdorisi] At no time since the end of World War II have so many nations fielded blue water navies t...
Transitioning Away From Carrier Strike Groups to Win Command of the Seas
[By CDR Anthony LaVopa, USN] The United States Navy and its allies have enjoyed uncontested control of the world&rsqu...
Op-Ed: The Maritime Security Operation in the Red Sea Has Limits
[By Dirk Siebels] The importance of maritime trade is often highlighted to justify naval spending and operations. Whe...
A New Threat in the Red Sea: Houthi UUVs
[By Commander Amila Prasanga, Sri Lankan Navy] The Red Sea, a narrow waterway snaking between Africa and the Arabian...