Nicholas Weising

Program Associate

Nicholas Weising is a Program Associate at the Center for Maritime Strategy. In this role, he provides broad support to advancing research and programming efforts, as well as implementing the Center’s vision and operations.

His primary research interests include geopolitics, industrial policy, maritime security, and national security law.

He has contributed to Cornell Policy Group’s Journal of Affairs (formerly the Roosevelt Institute), CIMSEC, and ASPI’s The Strategist. His work has appeared in the European Parliamentary Research Service. He also served as the primary contributor for the Korea chapter of the report Pier Review: Leveraging the Allied Maritime Industrial Base for U.S. Shipbuilding​. Previously, he interned with the National Labor Relations Board and was a Nimitz Intern at the Center for Maritime Strategy.

He holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

External Article

Cracks in Civil-Military Trust are Widening

By Nicholas Weising

Civil-Military, Military Ethics, Political Economy

Maritime Nation

Learning from Allied Foreign Shipyards and Utilizing AI | Pier Review Study

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Matthew Reisener, Dr. Steven Wills, Nicholas Weising

Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation, Political Economy

Panel

U.S. Navy Imperatives – Shipbuilding and Fleet Readiness

By Nicholas Weising

Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Geopolitics, Industry & Innovation

Panel

Automation and Innovation in Allied Shipbuilding

By Dr. Steven Wills, Matthew Reisener, Nicholas Weising

AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation

External Article

Anchor Acquisition and Force Development on Targeting China’s C4ISR

By Nicholas Weising

Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Acquisitions & Budget, Force Design, Geopolitics

External Article

Australia can take USAID’s place in the Pacific islands

By Nicholas Weising

Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Geopolitics, Strategy & Doctrine

The MOC

What a NATO-Skeptic U.S. means for NATO Maritime Security

By Nicholas Weising

Europe & Eurasia, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Surface Warfare

The MOC

The Weakest Link: Single Points of Failure and Toward a National Cybersecurity

By Nicholas Weising

AI & Cyber, Hybrid Threats, Strategy & Doctrine

The MOC

Military Personnel Need Robust Financial Education More than Ever

By Nicholas Weising

Acquisitions & Budget, Personnel

The MOC

Transition Assistance Programs for the Submarine Industrial Base Workforce

By Nicholas Weising

Acquisitions & Budget, Industry & Innovation, Personnel

The MOC

Apprenticeships Build the Arsenal of Democracy

By Nicholas Weising

Industry & Innovation, Personnel

The MOC

Prioritizing Dockworkers Upholds U.S. National Security

By Nicholas Weising

Americas, Industry & Innovation

May 2026

Automation and Innovation in Allied Shipbuilding

AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation

2026 Navy & Marine Corps Procurement Conference – U.S. Navy Imperatives

Thursday May 28, 2026 9:00am

AI+ Expo 2026: Automation and Innovation in Allied Shipbuilding

Wednesday May 6, 2026 2:30pm

In-Person Report Launch | Pier Review

Thursday May 21, 2026 9:00am

Sea Air Space 2026: Pier Review: Leveraging the Allied Maritime Industrial Base for U.S. Shipbuilding

Tuesday April 21, 2026 2:00pm