Acquisition & Sustainment​

Resident Experts

Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Dean

Kathryn Selinger

Chief of Staff

Dr. Steven Wills

Navalist

Nicholas Weising

Program Associate

Non-Resident Experts

Quoted in Publication

Trump Administration Pushes Biggest Noncombat Ship Upgrade in Decades

Force Design, Industry & Innovation

Quoted 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

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

U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran

MENA, Force Design, Geopolitics, Personnel

The MOC

The People’s Liberation Army Navy and the China Dream

Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Civil-Military, Personnel, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare

Reports

Pier Review: Leveraging the Allied Maritime Industrial Base for U.S. Shipbuilding

Acquisitions & Budget, Civil-Military, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare

Quoted in Publication

A War With China Would Look Very Different From One With Iran

Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Force Design, Geopolitics

The MOC

Iran, Stability, and Maritime Security

MENA, Energy and Resource Security, Force Design, Geopolitics, International Law, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare

Podcast

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz & Saving Downed Pilots

MENA, Energy and Resource Security, Force Design, Geopolitics, Surface Warfare

The MOC

The Amazing Beauty Of Trade & Its Manifold Benefits For America/Americans

Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Industry & Innovation, Strategy & Doctrine

America’s Future Fleet: Foundry, Fleet, and Fight

Thursday December 4, 2025 8:00am

In-Person Book Launch | Naval Power in Action: Seizing the Initiative in the New Cold War with China

Monday September 15, 2025 8:30am

Congressional Maritime Intensive 2025

Tuesday August 12, 2025 9:00am

In-Person Book Launch | Returning from Ebb Tide

Wednesday March 26, 2025 3:30pm

America’s Future Fleet: Reinvigorating the Maritime Industrial Base

Tuesday December 3, 2024 9:00am

Congressional Maritime Intensive 2024

Tuesday August 6, 2024 9:00am

Sea-Air-Space 2024 – An Integrated Strategy to Combat IUUF

Monday April 8, 2024 3:30pm

Sea-Air-Space 2024 – Maritime Nation: Live Recording

Tuesday April 9, 2024 2:00pm

Sea-Air-Space 2024 – Center for Maritime Strategy Breakfast | Innovation & Technology: Force Multipliers for Sea Power

Tuesday April 9, 2024 7:00am

America’s Future Fleet: Maintaining Peace & Deterring China

Tuesday December 5, 2023 9:00am

Washington D.C. Launch of Boots and Suits

Wednesday May 17, 2023 6:30pm

Congressional Maritime Intensive 2023

Tuesday August 22, 2023 9:00am