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Insubordination (or “Consent and evade”) within the command chain

June 9, 2025 9:18 am Published by [email protected] Leave your thoughts

Obedience – whether to a constitution, a political head of state, or simply to superior officers (in rank) – is... View Article

June 3, 2025 10:49 am Published by [email protected] 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

April 28, 2025 6:36 am Published by [email protected] Leave your thoughts

NATO allies have relied on US concepts of command and control – as well as US military commanders – for... View Article

March 31, 2025 9:11 am Published by [email protected] Leave your thoughts

European states considering sending a force to Ukraine as part of a peace keeping (PK) mission are – rightly –... View Article

March 10, 2025 8:00 am Published by [email protected] Leave your thoughts

“And you should have seen the trucks on the road to Gabès. Those drivers were magnificent. All day and all... View Article

February 10, 2025 12:06 pm Published by [email protected] Leave your thoughts

“Today’s wars are not homogenous: the lived experience of combat is different between regions, parts of the fighting front, and... View Article

January 13, 2025 10:17 am Published by [email protected] Leave your thoughts

Militaries – and some politicians – have a lot to say about command and control: usual regarding military operations but... View Article

December 10, 2024 4:30 pm Published by [email protected] Leave your thoughts

It is perplexing to continue to read about Multi-Domain-Operations; a concept so confused and bifurcated that all attempts to clarify... View Article

November 11, 2024 1:51 pm Published by [email protected] Leave your thoughts

It comes as a surprise to many people that Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson did not command at the Battle of... View Article

October 4, 2024 11:15 am Published by [email protected] Leave your thoughts

Imagine sitting on a battlefield blindfolded and trying to figure out what is happening with only your ears to guide... View Article