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Non-partisan think tank building a global community of practitioners and academics in maritime security.
CIMSEC is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank.
"Tag, You’re It: Modernizing Naval Maintenance Starts with the Tagout Process" by Lieutenant Alana Davis
"Arming Taiwan: America First in Action", by Joseph Potter
"What America Must Change to Make Korean Shipbuilding Matter", by Dr. Marcus Jones
"Why Modern Navies Still Need a Mine Countermeasures Force in the Age of Artificial Intelligence", by Admiral Massimo Vianello and Master Chief Petty Officer Giovanni Giorguli of the Italian Navy
"Hymn to Hai Kun: The Gap Between Ceremony and Capability", by Meng Kit Tang
"What Naval Power Cannot Buy", by Hervé Auffret
CIMSEC Call For Articles: Fiction Week 2026
In annual tradition, CIMSEC will be featuring a series of short stories that explore the nature of conflict and competition through fiction.
"Review of Polar War: Submarines, Spies, and the Struggle for Power in a Melting Arctic", by Kenneth R. Rosen
Sea Control 610 — Offshore Rocket Launchers
Tom Marrotta, CEO of The Spaceport Company, joins discuss the use of mobile offshore platforms for launching rockets, and the future of space access.
"The Surface Navy in an AI World: Rethinking the FFX", by James J. Wirtz
"Strategic Messaging, Deterrence, and RIMPAC 26", by Adam Lockyer
"Beyond Drug Seizures: What Nigeria’s Meth Labs Reveal About the Flow of Transnational Crime", by Ebunoluwa George Ojo-Ami and Dr. Ian Ralby
"Elemental Leverage: How the United States Can Stop China’s Rare-Earths Squeeze Before the Next Crisis", by Josh Richards and Joseph Hanacek
Sea Control 609 — Evolution On Demand with Dr. Joanna Siekiera
"From the Paracels to the Far Seas: How China Closed Their Maritime Medical Platform Gap", by Jonathan Robinson
"The Iran War Makes the Case for the United States to Recognize Somaliland", by Burhan Adam
"The Armyfication of the Navy", by Eric Lies
"The Looming Armageddon of The U.S. Military’s New Anti-Beard Policy", by Dr. John P. Cordle
"The Human Element of Sea Power: Ports, People, and Presence in the South China Sea", by Eleanor Gaudion and Michael Posey
"Asymmetric Spending: Taiwan’s Opportunities to Defend Against Economic Warfare", by Joseph Hanacek and Josh Richards