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Jane Hume says no time to celebrate despite Liberal poll lift

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By James Smith
| The New Daily Verified
Despite the Coalition recording a small lift in the latest opinion polls, Deputy Opposition Leader Jane Hume says the party remains focused on rebuilding trust with Australians rather than celebrating early gains. Speaking to 10 News+, Hume said the Coalition was committed to holding the Albanese Government to account over the cost of living, arguing Australians had seen living standards decline under Labor.
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Britain as a Seapower is over after 480 years?

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By James Smith
| jameswesmith.space
Losing seapower isn’t gradual decline—it’s active abandonment. This analysis examines how Britain systematically relinquished five centuries of maritime defense capability, dislocating national strategy from its geographic core. I challenge prevailing narratives of “managed decline” or simple “fall,” arguing that Britain’s post-2026 reality represents deliberate deconstruction of its seapower.
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The American Sea Power Paradox: Why the US is More Naval Than Maritime

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By James Smith
| jameswesmith.space
In short, I revisit some arguments in my PhD and forthcoming title: The notion of an organic American maritime “spirit” is largely misrepresentative. Why? This stems from a persistent assumption—also deeply flawed in much American naval thinking—that the United States can develop maritime argumentation through naval power alone and be by default a maritime nation. The concept implies some intrinsic capacity to be and think maritime, something few nations possess.
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