Q Ships, Colonialism, and Great Power Competition: An Expanse Retrospective

The Joint Geeks of Staff are back from mid-season hiatus! Claude Berube (@cgberube) returns with historian of colonialism Annie Muirhead (@LariaHoD), cinematographer, sci-fi superfan, and podcaster extraordinaire Andy Poulastides (@Andy3E), and professor, historian, and merchant mariner Sal Mercogliano (@mercoglianos) for a retrospective look at the show “The Expanse.” What can we learn about competing great powers, the lawless seas, and the militarization of space from this great sci-fi franchise? Should merchant vessels be armed? How will non-state actors affect trade security and international cooperation moving forward? Check out Claude’s new book On Wide Seas: The US Navy in the Jacksonian Era now available from the University of Alabama Press: http://www.uapress.ua.edu/product/On-Wide-Seas,7681.aspx Check out Andy’s amazing podcast “The Great Derelict” for deep-dive discussions of all things science fiction: https://greatderelict.libsyn.com/ Can’t get enough of “The Expanse”? Check out Andy’s amazing in-depth podcast looking at the series “Into the Expanse”: http://roguetwomedia.com/show/into-the-expanse/ Check out Sal’s YouTube channel, “What’s Going on with Shipping?” for more information on global shipping and merchant mariners: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatisGoingonWithShippingwSalMercogliano Recommended Reading: Requiem for Battleship Yamato by Yoshida Mitsuru: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Requiem_for_Battleship_Yamato/T1KQ-Ti99dEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover Check out our Discord at discord.gg/6xg2sApfGJ The Joint Geeks on this episode are: Claude Berube (@cgberube), Eric Muirhead (@StarfleetHIST), and Ian Boley (@IBBoley) “The Mandalorian” and “The Book of Boba Fett” are solely the property of Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company, all rights reserved.