Resident Experts
Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Dean
Kathryn Selinger
Chief of Staff
Matthew Reisener
Senior National Security Advisor
Dr. Steven Wills
Navalist
Nicholas Weising
Program Associate
Abigail Miller
Ethics and Service Fellow
Stephan Acevedo
Nimitz InternNon-Resident Experts
Samuel Byers
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
James H. Bergeron
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Dr. Ian Ralby
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Dr. Jeff Harley
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Hunter Stires
Non-Resident Senior FellowQuoted in Publication
The Era of Free Seas Is Unraveling—and Now Everyone’s Going to Pay
MENA, Energy and Resource Security, Industry & Innovation, International Law, Surface Warfare
External Article
Mine Warfare in the Strait of Hormuz: What the U.S. Can Expect from Iran
MENA, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare
The MOC
Trade Relies on Freedom of Navigation by Cargo Ships that Drive the World’s Economies
Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Energy and Resource Security, Political Economy
Podcast
The Strait of Hormuz is Full of Mines: Will the U.S. Navy Clear It?
MENA, Energy and Resource Security, Surface Warfare
Quoted in Publication
EXCLUSIVE: How allies’ successes could jumpstart America’s ailing shipyards
Geopolitics, Industry & Innovation
Quoted in Publication
Navy plays deadly game of hide-and-seek with Iranian mines
MENA, Force Design, Surface Warfare
The MOC
A Brief History of U.S. Naval Mine Warfare in the Persian Gulf, 1979–Present
Force Design, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare
Quoted in Publication
Europe Is Accelerating a NATO Fallback Plan in Case Trump Pulls Out
Europe & Eurasia, Geopolitics, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine
Quoted in Publication
U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran
MENA, Force Design, Geopolitics, Personnel
Quoted in Publication
Here’s What the U.S. Blockade of Iran Looks Like
MENA, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Surface Warfare