I Wargamed with NATO – Inside the Cross-Domain Command Wargame (2025)

Well – this is a bit of a different one.

I spent most of last week with a team of NATO officers (OF3-5) and civilian experts gaming out a fictional invasion scenario as they tested new command concepts and approaches.

Today, I give you a bit of a look at how that played out, asking why militaries wargame, what happened with this one, and what I took from it.

Next episode we’ll pivot to the other aspect of this event which was focused on tech, innovation and lessons learned from Ukraine – but for now, let’s talk about the latest Donovian invasion of OTSO.

Timestamps:
00:00:00 — Opening Words
00:00:48 — What Am I Talking About?
00:01:08 — Welcome to “Shine”
00:03:27 — Wargame
00:13:59 — the Cross Domain Wargame
00:22:09 — the Scenario
00:26:40 — the Game Played Out
00:48:00 — Observations
01:03:42 — Channel Update

Credit to : Perun

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