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Program for the Human Environment

Short essay by Jesse on defending America’s submerged borders

June 17, 2025January 9, 2026

Thanks to RealClear Defense for publishing Defending America’s Submerged Borders. The essay builds on Jesse’s Michelson Lecture at the United States Naval Academy on advances in ocean sensing and other PHE work about ocean exploration and observing. Thanks to Iddo Wernick and Paul Gaffney for helpful contributions.

A corresponding 5-minute video is here.

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