U.S. Naval War College U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons International Seapower Symposium Events 10-2009 Nineteenth International Seapower Symposium: Report of the Proceedings The U.S. Naval War College Follow this and additional works at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/iss Recommended Citation Naval War College, The U.S., "Nineteenth International Seapower Symposium: Report of the Proceedings" (2009). International Seapower Symposium. 4. https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/iss/4 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Events at U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in International Seapower Symposium by an authorized administrator of U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NINETEENTH INTERNATIONAL SEAPOWER SYMPOSIUM Report of the Proceedings NINETEENTH INTERNATIONAL SEAPOWER SYMPOSIUM Report of the Proceedings 6–9 October 2009 Edited by John B. Hattendorf Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History Naval War College and John W. Kennedy U.S. NAVAL WAR COLLEGE NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND 2010 Editor’s Note The editor has made every attempt to establish a clear and accurate record of the symposium proceedings, one that faithfully records the opinions and views of the participants. In establishing the printed text from speaking notes, transcripts, sem- inar notes, and tape recordings of speakers or of the official English-language simultaneous translators, the editor has silently corrected slips of grammar, spell- ing, and wording. He has inserted full names and ranks when omitted by the speaker, and occasionally a word or phrase in square brackets to clarify the text. The editor acknowledges with great appreciation the tremendously valuable support and assistance of John W. Kennedy, in listening to the tapes and helping to prepare the final text for publication, and the assistance of the Naval War College’s Visual Communications Department with its Desktop Publishing unit, particularly Lori Melissa Cameron and Ken DeRouin, for composition and layout, and Shannon Cole and Albert F. Fassbender for copyediting and proofreading. Newport July 2010 J.B.H. Table of Contents Editor’s Note ....................................................................................v Welcome Letter to Delegates ..........................................................vi Plenary Sessions Chapter 1 Welcoming Remarks The Honorable Hillary Clinton Secretary of State Rear Admiral James P. Wisecup, U.S. Navy President, U.S. Naval War College Admiral Gary Roughead, U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations.......................................................1 Chapter 2 An Address The Honorable Ray Mabus Secretary of the Navy.............................................................11 Chapter 3 Panel Discussion One: Bridging Regional Maritime Domain Awareness Initiatives in Support of Partnership Moderated by Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar, Malyasia .........15 Panel Members: Admiral Paolo La Rosa, Italy Admiral Ok-Keun Jung, Republic of Korea Rear Admiral Aland Molestina, Ecuador Vice Admiral J. Mudimu, South Africa Admiral Nirmal Verma, India Chapter 4 Panel Discussion Two: Collaboration among Navies: Maritime Domain Awareness in Practice Moderated by Admiral Edmundo González Robles, Chile ............47 Panel Members: Rear Admiral Chew Meng Leong, Singapore Rear Admiral Anders Grenstad, Sweden Admiral Julio Soares de Moura Neto, Brazil Rear Admiral M. Stewart O’Bryan, United States Vice Admiral Dean McFadden, Canada Chapter 5 An Address Admiral Thad Allen, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard...........................................87 Chapter 6 Panel Discussion Three: Leveraging Cooperative Effort to Enhance Maritime Security Operations Moderated by Rear Admiral Ahmed al Sabab al-Tenaiji, United Arab Emirates.................................................................................99 Panel Members: Rear Admiral Nils Wang, Denmark Admiral Guillermo Enrique Barrera Hurtado, Colombia Mr. Samuel Kamé-Domguia, African Union Vice Admiral Ishaya Iko Ibrahim, Nigeria Vice Admiral Thisara S. G. Samarasinghe, Sri Lanka Chapter 7 Seminar Working Group Reports Moderated by Dean Robert Rubel, U.S. Naval War College .......141 Africa Captain Lahoussaine El Horri, Morocco .....................141 Asia-Pacific Rear Admiral Manson K. Brown, United States ..........143 Europe A Commodore Bernt Grimstvedt, Norway ......................150 Europe B Captain Aurelio de Carolis, Italy..................................153 Greater Middle East, Arabian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman Colonel Abdullah Dashti, Kuwait .................................159 North America, Central America, and the Caribbean Rear Admiral Horacio Espino Ángeles, Mexico ..........162 South America Rear Admiral Wagner Lopes de Moraes Zamith, Brazil..165 Chapter 8 Closing Remarks Admiral Gary Roughead ..............................................................171 *** Appendix List of Delegates..........................................................................175 viii 1 Welcoming Remarks The Honorable Hillary Clinton Secretary of State Rear Admiral James P. Wisecup, U.S. Navy President, U.S. Naval War College Admiral Gary Roughead, U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations Honorable Hillary Clinton: [Live Video Teleconference from the State Department, Washington, D.C.] am very honored to be able to address you today here at the largest gathering of Inaval leaders in history. The efforts you are undertaking to advance mutual in- terests and collective security are essential to effectively addressing some of the most important issues we face in this interconnected world of the twenty-first century. Trust and cooperation between navies and coast guards have always been key enablers of diplomacy. Your efforts to promote international cooperation on issues such as piracy, smuggling, natural disasters, and other threats enhance the security not only of your nation but of all nations, and strengthening our maritime partner- ships have become even more critical in this century. Globalization has generated transnational challenges that don’t recognize bor- ders or nation-states. No one nation has the resources or capacity to meet these challenges alone. As President Obama made clear at the United Nations General Assembly last month, the need for cooperation among states has never been more urgent and your efforts on the seas of our world more vital. From the Joint Interagency Task Force South to counterpiracy operations in the Gulf of Aden to the many other joint maritime partnerships, you have contributed to the robust and expanding international cooperation that we so desperately need. On behalf of President Obama and the American people, thank you for your service and for your collective efforts toward a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous world. Associate Dean for International Programs Vincent Mocini, Naval War College: At this time, it’s my pleasure to introduce the President of the Naval War College. After graduating in 1977 from the Naval Academy, he earned graduate degrees 2 Nineteenth International Seapower Symposium from the University of Southern California and from the University of Strasbourg, France, where he studied as an Olmsted Scholar. He’s had various commands, in- cluding sea service during OPERATION DESERT STORM and later [as] Commander of Destroyer Squadron 21. Ashore, he served at NATO Headquarters and was a Fellow in the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group. He was also Di- rector of the White House Situation Room. His first assignment as a flag officer was as Commander of U.S. Forces, Korea and he most recently served as Commander of Strike Group 7, the USS Ronald Reagan Strike Group. As you can see, he comes to this job with extensive experience, both national and international. At this time, I’m pleased to introduce the fifty-second President of the Naval College, Rear Admiral Phil Wisecup. Rear Admiral James P. Wisecup, United States: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Newport and to the Naval War College, cele- brating our 125th anniversary yesterday. To some of you, I must add, welcome back. You have traveled far to gather in this room and engage with your contempo- raries who lead the world’s navies. We meet here on the banks of the Narragansett Bay in our newly renovated auditorium named, as you know, after Raymond Spruance, the famous U.S. naval leader who served as the 26th President of this Naval War College, then retired to become U.S. ambassador to the Philippines some sixty years ago. Forty years ago in 1969, at the first Seapower Symposium, held in Mahan Hall, right here in Newport, Admiral Richard C. Colbert, then President of the Naval War College, welcomed the leaders of the world navies. The keynote speaker was Arleigh Burke, then retired, who was the longest-serving CNO in the history of the U.S. Navy. Present were eighty high-ranking navy representatives of thirty-seven different countries, including twenty chiefs or deputy chiefs. Today, we gather at this Nineteenth Seapower Symposium with leaders from over one hundred navies of the world, including more than ninety chiefs of navies. When you consider the fact that there are also other distinguished senior American civilian and military leaders in this room and selected members of the War College faculty and staff, I think you will agree with me that Admiral Arleigh Burke would certainly be pleased today. After that first symposium, many of those delegates