Joint Air and Space Power Conference 2025

Panel 4

‘The Next Ten Years’ Thought Experiment

In this open-ended panel, we ask leading experts to discuss their highest priority tasks for NATO if the Alliance had between one and ten years to prepare for a major war. Panellists will offer their perspectives on the key challenges and opportunities facing the Alliance in a near-term conflict scenario. They will further outline concrete, near-term steps which will provide the greatest benefit or mitigate the greatest risks to NATO in the short term. Discussions may cover acquisitions strategies, operational improvements, changes to the command structure, modernization initiatives, public and private sector cooperation, or enhanced training and readiness. This session will include compelling arguments emphasizing the urgency of proactive change within the Alliance.

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The Role of Industry

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Defining the ‘Domain’ in Multi-Domain

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Multi-Domain Operations

Courtesy of Air University Press. This essay is an abridged version of the article ‘Multi-Domain Operations – A Subtle but Significant Transition in Military Thought,’ published in The Air and Space Power Journal, Spring 2016. On 17 November 2011, Gen Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, asked the Military Education Coordination Council the prophetic question, ‘What’s after joint?’ After more than four years, that question remains ostensibly unanswered. The answer, however, may reside in the notion of...

Accelerating Multi-Domain Operations: Evolution of an Idea

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The Complexity of Multi-Domain Operations

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