Seablindness

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

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.

From the Red Sea’s trade routes to Whitehall’s policy frameworks and into classroom curricula, a persistent issue emerges: seablindness, and now, it is…

Jan 28 • Dr James W.E. Smith

Endgame for Seablindness: defence organisation and the future of the Royal Navy and the United States Navy

Navies must reinvent themselves and retake the lead on defence organisation. Their futures, that of national defence strategy and warfare may very well…

Oct 28, 2025 • Dr James W.E. Smith

'Seablindness' and the Royal Navy Today

The term 'seablindness' represents hiding the truth and a complete failure to understand the problem.

Feb 19, 2024 • Dr James W.E. Smith

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