Political Economy, Energy, & Resources​

Resident Experts

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

Dean

Nicholas Weising

Program Associate

Svetlana Greene

Nimitz Intern

Non-Resident Experts

James H. Bergeron

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Ian Ralby, J.D., Ph.D.

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Article

Ceding Oversight

By Matthew Reisener

Civil-Military, Political Economy

External Article

Opinion: Did Trump’s shipping waiver lower diesel prices?

By John D. McCown

Energy and Resource Security, Political Economy

The MOC

Shipbuilding’s Missing Workforce Is Choosing Something Else

By LT Gary Kim, Luke Tierney

Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy

Quoted in Publication

After Iranian statements. CENTCOM to “Al-Hurra”: The blockade is fully imposed

By Dr. Steven Wills

MENA, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics

The MOC

America’s Logistics Blind Spot Runs Right Through the Middle of Nowhere

By Kyle Ashley

Geopolitics, Political Economy

Quoted in Publication

US SHIPS Act dead in the water – needs additional push

By Dr. Steven Wills

Acquisitions & Budget, Political Economy

Maritime Nation

From the Flight Deck to the Dry Dock

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

Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy

The MOC

America’s Forgotten Fleet: Why the Merchant Marine Is a Foreign Policy Crisis

By Christopher Carroll

Acquisitions & Budget, Energy and Resource Security, Industry & Innovation

The MOC

The Department of the Navy’s Science and Technology Board: Building on 250 Years of Naval Innovation

By George Galdorisi

Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Political Economy

The MOC

Deep Interior Security: Why the Appomattox Prism Holds the Blueprint for 21st-Century Supply Chain Resilience

By Kyle Ashley

Energy and Resource Security, Industry & Innovation, Political Economy

Maritime Nation

Manning the Fleet | Healthy Recruiting and Retention for the Navy

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

Acquisitions & Budget, Personnel, Political Economy

External Article

White House pushes shipbuilding reform. It also might doom progress.

By Matthew Reisener

Industry & Innovation, Political Economy

America’s Future Fleet: The Resurgence of Maritime Strategy

Thursday November 19, 2026 8:00am

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: A Conversation with the Commission on the Future of the Navy

Wednesday April 22, 2026 10:00am

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

Tuesday April 21, 2026 2:00pm

Congressional Maritime Intensive 2026

Tuesday August 11, 2026 9:00am

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

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