Securing the Digital Backbone: NATO’s Quest for Interoperability in the Age of Emerging Disruptive Technologies
A new HCSS Capstone paper by Hans Horan, Sofia Romansky and Davis Ellison outlines a blueprint for modernising NATO's C4ISR systems across NATO Europe. Building on four expert guest papers, it presents urgent solutions across cloud integration, AI adoption, institutional reform, and interoperability, laying the groundwork for collective digital readiness ahead of the 2025 NATO Summit.
Command Confrontation: Considering China’s Evolving Command Capabilities and Implications for NATO
A new HCSS guest paper by Elsa B. Kania assesses China's evolving command capabilities and the implications for NATO with a particular focus on developments in C4ISR. It outlines the strategic importance of the PLA's advancements and highlights key lessons for NATO, emphasising resilience, adaptation and responsible innovation in future command capabilities.
Appraising the State of Play of C4ISR Infrastructure within NATO: Gaps, Deficiencies and Steps Forward
A new HCSS guest paper by Andrea Gilli and Mauro Gilli explores how NATO’s information backbone is under threat from electronic warfare, cyber vulnerabilities, and fragmentation. It outlines urgent reforms in AI-driven command, procurement, and investment alignment—vital ahead of the 2025 NATO Summit.
