Articles & Commentary

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

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

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

Britain as a Seapower is over after 480 years?

Britain's Abandoned Seapower: a case study in deconstruction and the end of strategy.

Mar 2 • Dr James W.E. Smith

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Seablindness Rules Britannia.

Seablindness and the Royal Navy redux

Jan 28 • Dr James W.E. Smith

Britain Needs Admiralty not a Ministry of War.

Restoration of national strategy hand-in-hand with fundamental defence organisational change is the key to the successful defence of Britain & its…

Dec 19, 2025 • Dr James W.E. Smith

Why Lord Nelson matters in 2025 and Beyond

Lord Nelson has much insight to offer to this day, ranging from the role of navies, the future of war––from seabed to space––and leadership in defence…

Oct 21, 2025 • Dr James W.E. Smith

250 years of American military ambition at sea

Today marks 250 years of the United States of America looking to the seas as a place to be a military and naval power.

Oct 13, 2025 • Dr James W.E. Smith

A 'Note' about a U.S. Department of War.

Defence Unification contains divisions, issues and problems that few today understand or are equipped to handle: easily reopened with one false move. A…

Sep 5, 2025 • Dr James W.E. Smith

Timid Britain is afraid of Maritime-led Global Strategy

UK 2025 'Defence Review' unpicked.

Jul 16, 2025 • Dr James W.E. Smith

Restore the British Way of War & Keeping the Peace

Warships IFR Magazine Article May 2025.

Apr 20, 2025 • Dr James W.E. Smith

Education of seapower transcends a change of government

Warships IFR Magazine Article September 2024.

Aug 16, 2024 • Dr James W.E. Smith

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