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Heroic Father and Disney’s Man Overboard System Save Child’s Life

This past June, a 5-year-old girl fell overboard from the Disney Dream while the ship was sailing to Fort Lauderdale,...

The Playing Fields: Sports and Warfighting Readiness

By Phil Bozzelli and Paul Giarra The Duke of Wellington’s aphorism “The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing...

China’s Coming Small Wars

By Michael Hanson The world took note of the meteoric growth of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), both in size...

Crew Member on P&O Cruises’ Arvia Dies in Elevator Accident

A crew member aboard P&O Cruises’ Arvia died on Sunday, October 26 after an accident in an elevator shaft. The...

Crew Member Goes Overboard from Viking Star in the Mediterranean

A crew member on the Viking Star was seen going overboard at 11:31 a.m. local time Monday, October 27th, according...

Record 2025: Cruise Ships Hit 20 Gastrointestinal Outbreaks — Most Ever Reported

The Oceania Insignia reported to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that 74 passengers and 1 crew member...

Man Breaks into Cabin and Sexual Assaults Woman Aboard Costa Favolosa

A man broke into the cabin of a female crew member in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted...

Passenger Missing After Going Overboard From Norwegian Jewel

A passenger went overboard from the Norwegian Jewel on Monday, October 20th. The Norwegian Cruise Line ship is currently on...

Maritime Statecraft and its Future

By Steve Brock and Hunter Stires With shipping and shipbuilding receiving high-level political and diplomatic attention across two administrations after...

Call for Articles: Should the U.S. Surface Warfare Community Specialize?

Articles Due: December 8, 2025 Week Dates: January 5-9, 2026 Story Length: 1,5000-3,000 Words Submit to: Content@cimsec.org By Dmitry Filipoff The...

Strategic Minerals and the False Promise of Seabed Mining

By Drake Long On April 29, a small seabed mining enterprise known as The Metals Company (TMC) formally submitted an...

Building Tactical Excellence: How SWCTC Supports LT Breen’s Call for Higher SWO Proficiency

By LCDR Jeffrey Bolstad (ASW/SUW WTI) and LT Matthew Bain (ASW/SUW WTI) In his recent CIMSEC article, “Reprioritize SWO Tactical...

Made In China 2025’s Impact on Chinese Shipbuilding

By Dan Katz Ten years ago, the Chinese Communist Party, under the leadership of Xi Jinping, introduced two major policy...

Notes to the New CNO Series Concludes on CIMSEC

By Dmitry Filipoff For the past two weeks, CIMSEC featured short notes submitted to our Call for Notes to the...

Three Focus Areas for the New CNO

Notes to the New CNO Series By Jacob Wiencek The U.S. Navy faces multiple, simultaneous pressures that necessitate equal levels...

Navigate the Future Through Maritime Wisdom

Notes to the New CNO Series By Roshan Kulatunga Subtle intellect remains the most essential trait for individuals steering maritime...

Technical Interoperability in Contested Environments is a Must

Notes to the New CNO Series By Nicholas A. Kristof In his remarks at his assumption of office ceremony, Admiral Caudle...

Rugby and Rivalry: Use Sports Diplomacy to Counter China in the South Pacific

Notes to the New CNO Series By Jason Lancaster Despite U.S. and allied development aid contributions dwarfing PRC contributions in...

Disney Cruise Line’s Sexual Assault Problem

Disney Cruise Line built its reputation as the safest, most family friendly vacation at sea. The data tells a different...

Conduct Legal Preparation of the Battlespace

Notes to the New CNO Series By James Kraska The U.S. Navy must rebuild its capacity to shape and influence...