C2 in MDO – How far we have come… or have we?
February 11, 2026 2:35 pm Leave your thoughtsSome may marvel at how far command and control has evolved since the 1980s, when the USMC introduced the concept... View Article
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US and Allies: Time runs out for Managed Decoupling
January 21, 2026 9:37 am Leave your thoughtsRussian wars and revanchism are the public narrative relating to increasing defence spending in European states but few doubt that... View Article
C2 for Deterrence?
January 16, 2026 10:17 am Leave your thoughtsThere is a collection of people inside the national security community who believe that C2 for deterrence needs to be... View Article
Command and Control: The Quest for Certainty
December 5, 2025 11:49 am Leave your thoughtsCommand and Control: The Quest for Certainty “From Plato to NATO, the history of command in war consists essentially of... View Article
Speed, Acceleration, and Patience
October 30, 2025 8:39 am Leave your thoughtsTo many military leaders, speed in military operations is the one facet that guarantees victory. Listening to the speeches of... View Article
C2 in Mountain Warfare
September 26, 2025 1:58 pm Leave your thoughtsA long held military truism is about commanding the high ground in any fight: often regarded as a precursor to... View Article
Decoupling Realistically starts with C2 and data
September 26, 2025 1:57 pm Leave your thoughtsThere is no doubt that the realities of many states in Europe have changed irreversibly by the actions of President... View Article
AI not Allies: The US Army prioritises future C2
August 5, 2025 11:00 am Leave your thoughtsThe last 30 years has seen a proliferation of command-and-control systems in military headquarters. Despite promises to the contrary, there... View Article
Insubordination (or “Consent and evade”) within the command chain
June 9, 2025 9:18 am Leave your thoughtsObedience – whether to a constitution, a political head of state, or simply to superior officers (in rank) – is... View Article
When ‘Hope’ becomes a strategy
June 3, 2025 10:49 am Leave your thoughts“It is more important to make correct decisions at the political and strategic level than it is at the operational... View Article