Sea Control: 594: From Hulls to Pods with Emma Salisbury
From Sea Control by CIMSEC Podcasting Team
January 10, 2026 · 15 min · Episode 594
About this episode
Dr. Emma Salisbury discusses her essay on NATO's naval strategies and the concept of mission modularity.
Dr. Emma Salisbury joins the program to discuss her essay, “From Hulls to Pods: Why NATO’s Navies Should Beware of the Allure of Mission Modularity,” in the new book in the ISPK SeaPower Series Guardians of the North Atlantic: NATO Maritime Strategies and Naval Operations in Turbulent Times. Dr. Emma Salisbury is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s National Security Program, an Associate Fellow at the Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre, and a Contributing Editor at War on the Rocks. She writes widely on military-industrial matters, geopolitics, and national security in the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe, with a particular focus on the maritime. She is based just outside London in the United Kingdom. Jonathan Selling edited and produced this episode.
People in this episode
Host: Jonathan Selling
Guest: Dr. Emma Salisbury
Topics covered
- NATO
- naval operations
- military strategy
- geopolitics
- mission modularity
Keywords
- NATO
- naval strategy
- mission modularity
- military-industrial
- geopolitics
- national security
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Foreign Policy Research Institute, Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre, War on the Rocks
Books & works: From Hulls to Pods: Why NATO’s Navies Should Beware of the Allure of Mission Modularity, Guardians of the North Atlantic: NATO Maritime Strategies and Naval Operations in Turbulent Times
Places: United Kingdom, London
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