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C2, MDO and Synchronisation
Season 3 Episode 5
Fast reflections of the annual NATO C2 Centre of Excellence (C2COE) conference in the Hague with the centre's commanding officer, Meitta Groeneveld. …
1 year, 6 months ago
Horrid Bosses
Season 3 Episode 4
The military sometimes promote and appoint leaders who are truly terrible. Sometimes this isn't their fault, they are not always narcissistic or toxi…
1 year, 8 months ago
Synchronisation as Coupling
Season 3 Episode 3
If there is some unresolved tension in the ideas of mission command and synchronisation – particularly within the MDO concept – then it could be more…
1 year, 8 months ago
Submarine Command and Control
Season 3 Episode 2
Imagine sitting on a battlefield and trying to figure out what is happening with only your ears to guide you; your guidance is based on orders writte…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Civ/Mil part from a NATO SecGen
Season 3 Episode 1
Former NATO Sec Gen Jaap de Hoop Scheffer talks about what it takes to make effective command relationships work at the highest level of Pol/Mil C2: …
1 year, 11 months ago
C2 Systems – how much has changed?
Season 2 Episode 9
In providing commanders with the ability to command and control, computerised systems have been in use for more than 50 years. Their evolution from s…
2 years ago
Naval C2
Season 2 Episode 8
The captain of a warship has, sometimes, godlike omnipotence. Does this mean that naval command and control has some unique characteristics that need…
2 years, 1 month ago
Not the Heroic Model of Decision-Making
Season 2 Episode 7
What makes a good and a great military leader? The myth of a divine, born leader is very popular but today we actually know better than this fiction.…
2 years, 2 months ago
Delegation to the point of discomfort
Season 2 Episode 6
Many medium powers have been struggling to keep pace with the US military as it reimagines how it will undertake command and control over the coming …
2 years, 3 months ago
You Cannot Beat Winter
Season 2 Episode 5
A discussion with Major General Karl Engelbrekston, former chief of the Swedish Army who retired in Jun 2023. Command and control is clearly differen…
2 years, 4 months ago