Dr. James W.E. Smith

Space Force: The Right Service in the Wrong House

Space demanded something new. In 2019 it got a new service inside an old institution, and a once-in-a-generation chance to rethink defence was lost.

Oct 1 • Dr James W.E. Smith

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September 2026

Who Will Teach the State to Think About the Sea?

Naval history, civilian education and the foundations of maritime strategy

Sep 28 • Dr James W.E. Smith

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Why Navies Stop Being Heard

What the loss of a naval voice in Government reveals about national strategy and defence organisation.

Sep 22 • Dr James W.E. Smith

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Defence Organisation Must Change: Before Defeat Forces It.

It's time to think beyond the Pentagon and Ministry of Defence: radical change is now overdue for defence organisation.

Sep 21 • Dr James W.E. Smith

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2026: The Year Seapower went missing, a watershed for navies?

2026: Possessing naval power and exercising seapower turned out to be very different things.

Sep 14 • Dr James W.E. Smith

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Space is a Science. Space Strategy is an Art.

Space presents strategists with something of a paradox.

Sep 14 • Dr James W.E. Smith

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NASA's Artemis Programme and the Maritime Road to the Stars.

Artemis IV matters—and why humanity’s future beyond Earth is maritime

Sep 1 • Dr James W.E. Smith

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July 2026

From Seablindness to Spaceblindness

Dr James W.E.Smith evolves his definition of 'seablindness' for 'spaceblindness'.

Jul 28 • Dr James W.E. Smith

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June 2026

The Royal Navy 1546-2026?

Dr James W.E. Smith asks if the threshold of the Royal Navy being considered as ended, has been met.

Jun 30 • Dr James W.E. Smith

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Britain has failed in the Basics of Naval Power

Behind the smokescreen of the 'Hybrid Navy'.

Jun 8 • Dr James W.E. Smith

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April 2026

How the UK Squandered its Naval Might

The 2026 Iran Crisis has exposed what many feared about the state of the Royal Navy but Dr James WE Smith, argues it's far worse than that.

Apr 20 • Dr James W.E. Smith

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If Admiralty was restored, how might it manage the Royal Navy in 2026?

If Britain re-established an Admiralty independently or part of a vastly downsized and streamlined Ministry of Defence, what course might it chart for…

Apr 9 • Dr James W.E. Smith

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