The War Series

Outlook 2026-08

Tactical datalinks: why they matter to the future of war

Outlook 07 2026

Betting on blue: how to improve NATO military forecasting for acquisitions

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Two to tango: Russian-Iranian drone cooperation

NDC Outlook 03-2025: Playing the long game - Russia in the Mediterranean, by Giangiuseppe Pili, Alessio Armenzoni, Gary C. Kessler and Diane M. Zorri

Playing the long game – Russia in the Mediterranean

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Controlling the danger: managing the risks of AI-enabled nuclear systems

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Inequality kills: on Russian combat ineffectiveness in Ukraine and beyond

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The new NATO Force Model: ready for launch?

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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee – How Allies adapt to drones

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NATO and a Taiwan contingency

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Who controls the past controls the future – How Russia uses history for cognitive warfare

The War Series

Focuses on possible trajectories of ongoing or possible future conflicts, including how and where actors fight.
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Who Gives the Orders in the New Russian Military?
1.13 MB

Research Paper No. 74 - March 2012
By Keir GILES

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The NATO Mission in Afghanistan: Transitioning to Afghan Control
776.92 KB

NATO Defense College Research Report - September 2011
By Research Division NDC

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The NATO Mission in Afghanistan: Transitioning to Afghan Control
776.92 KB

NDC Research Report - September 2011
Research Division NDC

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Building a new military? The NATO Training Mission-Iraq
3.18 MB

Research Paper
NATO Defense College
April 2011

Florence Gaub

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What to expect of the Egyptian army?
39.44 KB

NDC Research Report - February 2011
By Pierre RAZOUX

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The attack on Domodedovo
39.91 KB

NDC Research Report - January 2011
Andrew MONAGHAN

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Complex Operations: NATO at war and on the margins of war
1.66 MB

NDC Forum Paper 14 - July 2010
Edited by Christopher M. Schnaubel

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The Moscow metro bombings and terrorism in Russia
1.46 MB

NDC Research Paper No. 59 - June 2010
Andrew Monaghan