This study explores the gap between written doctrine and operational practice, highlighting the complexities of implementing mission command within NATO’s diverse military landscape. Through interviews with NATO senior leaders, the analysis highlights challenges in achieving human interoperability in a multinational environment. The article examines how NATO’s 2022 doctrinal elevation of mission command as the overarching command philosophy raises implementation challenges across the alliance’s multinational force structure.
Year published: 2025
URL: https://sjms.nu/articles/10.31374/sjms.329