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Sea Control 585: Imperial Germany and China’s Basing Ambitions with Chuck Ridgway
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- Sea Control
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- Sep 6, 2025
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- 1697
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Summary
Retired USN Commander Chuck Ridgway joins the podcast to discuss his article “What Imperial Germany Teaches About China’s Naval Basing Ambitions,” which appeared in the May issue of Proceedings. Commander Ridgway is a retired U.S. Navy surface warfare and a reserve Africa foreign area officer. After leaving active duty, he worked for 10 years as a NATO international civilian at the NATO Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre in Portugal while also serving as a Navy reserve officer with Naval Forces Africa. Brendan Costello edited and produced this episode.