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Selected Articles from The Three Swords Magazine

THE THREE SWORDS
OCTOBER 2023
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Welcome: Major General Piotr Malinowski, the Commander of the Joint Warfare Centre

Guest Forewords

H.E. Bjørn Arild Gram, Norwegian Minister of Defence

General Philippe Lavigne, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT)   

General Christopher G. Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)
 

Exclusive

A New Era of Collective Defence by Admiral Rob Bauer,
Chair of the NATO Military Committe


20 Years of the Joint Warfare Centre

Our History by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO

Nine Things To Know About the Joint Warfare Centre

NATO's Joint Warfare Centre by Colonel John Atkins

The Joint Warfare Centre's Dual Role in Training and Warfare Development
by Colonel Nicolas Tachon
 

Learning from Exercises by Andrew Eden

Interview: The Joint Warfare Centre's Wargaming Design Capability
with Lieutenant Colonel Travis Neddersen

The Joint Operations Planning Group (JOPG) Leaders Leaders Workshop
by Lieutenant Colonel Matthew R. Prescott

The Role of the After-Action Review by Andrew Eden

The Joint Warfare Centre's 360-degree Multi-Domain Setting by Lieutenant Colonel Jürgen Moteka

The Joint Warfare Centre Warfighting Club by Major Joshua Marano  

The Future of NATO's Resilience Concepts and Wargaming by Lieutenant Colonel Jeroen van Mill

The Joint Warfare Centre's One Team Ethos by Paul Sewell

Opinion

How Commanders Make Decisions - and what Staffs Can Learn by Major Søren Sjøgren  

Nuclear Deterrence by Wieslaw Gozdziewicz

Cognitive Warfare by Commander Cornelis van der Klaauw

The Essence of Cognitive Bias: The Case for Humility in Planning and Decision-Making by Bjørn-Erik Solli  

The High North and the Arctic in a Changing Security Environment by Jonny Didriksen

 


THE THREE SWORDS
DECEMBER 2022
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issue38_cover.jpgForeword: The Commander of the Joint Warfare Centre, Major General Piotr Malinowski, Polish Army

Editorial

Exclusive Interview: Oana Lungescu, NATO Spokesperson

Operationalizing Intelligence: Shaping the Information Environment and Galvanizing Western Action Against Russia by Jay Paxton, HQ SACT Public Affairs

The Allied Command Operations Cognitive Campaign for Deterrence and Defence by Brigadier General Jay H. Janzen (Retired), Communications Director, Allied Command Operations

NATO Multi-Domain Operations: Adapting Beyond Joint Doctrine by Jeffrey Reynolds, HQ SACT

Understanding Supported/Supporting Interrelationships by Lieutenant Colonel Matthew R Prescott, JWC Operations Planning Advisor

Multi-Domain Operations in an Urban Environment by Lieutenant Colonel Andras Mezo, HQ SACT

Operational Concepts: Words Matter by Lieutenant Colonel Jose Diaz de Leon

Wargaming: The Ugly, The Good, The Better by Colonel Jean-Michel Millet


Exercise Reports

Training Objectives Revisited by Robert Scheider, JWC Training Event Development Analyst
 

The Essence of Risk by Lieutenant Colonel Bjorn-Erik Solli, Advisor on Special Operations, JWC

Managing Cyber Risk to Mission at the Operational Level by Peter M Hutson, Capability Integration and Experimentation Analyst, JWC

Addressing Cyber Challenges Through thee Prism of the NATO Air Policing Mission by Wing Commander James Cummins, AIRCOM

The Complex Process of Developing the Allied Joint Publication for Strategic Communications by Commander Cornelis van der Klaauw, JWC, and Major Lars Flink, NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

The Polish Mission Network in the Coalition Service by Colonel Marcin Marek and Lieutenant Colonel Zbigniew Cwik, Polish Armed Forces General Command

NATO Space Centre by Wing Commander Dave Allen

Interview: Phil Draper, Head of the JWC CAX Support Branch

Time and Operational Art by Colonel Jean-Michel Millet

Get to Know the JWC's One Team: Operations Planning Advisors by Lieutenant Colonel Wycliffe Nieboer

The Stoic Legal Advisor: A Mindset for Principled Counsel by Lieutenant Colonel Michael Lipkin, JWC LEGAD

Re-opening of the JWC's In-Rock Facility by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO

The JWC Welcomes New Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Mark A. Cunningham

Interview with Commodore Knut Rief Armo, JWC Commander's Special Advisor

Building a Diverse, Innovative Team at the JWC: Interview with Colonel Bente Sleppen, JWC Director of Management
by Paul Sewell, Sarah Denieul and Inci Kucukaksoy

Organizational Osmosis: Developing Teams Outside the Battle Rhythm by Paul Sewell, JWC Organizational Development and Culture

The Outdoor Life of the Joint Warfare Centre by Lieutenant Colonel David Ethell, JWC Content Branch Head

 


THE THREE SWORDS
OCTOBER 2021
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issue37_cover.jpgForeword: The Commander of the Joint Warfare Centre, Rear Admiral Jan C. Kaack, German Navy

Editorial: The JWC Survey

Exclusive Foreword: NATO Gearing Up To Keep the Edge by Mircea Geoană, NATO Deputy Secretary General

Developing the Alliance for the Future Battlefield: NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept by Davis Ellison, HQ SACT

The JWC Future Exercise Support Capability Study by Colonel Adam Lackey, JWC Programme Director 1

The JWC Wargame Design Capability by Major Melissa Sawyer, JWC Head of the Wargaming Branch

Preparing JOPGs for Crisis Response Planning by Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Prescott and Major Robert Clifford, JWC Advisory Team

Delivering Operational-Level Training During A Pandemic: STEADFAST JUPITER-JACKAL 2020 by Commander Nick Meredith, JWC Content Branch

UNSCR 1325 and the Gender Perspective: A Potted History by Sarah Denieul, JWC Gender Advisor

STEADFAST DEFENDER 2021 CPX by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO

The JWC Advisory Team: Exercise Control Forward by Lieutenant Colonel Arthur McGrue III, JWC Head Advisory Team Branch

Resilience Training in Operational Level Exercises Community of Interest by Adrian Williamson

Hybrid Deterrence and Resilience by Major General Henning-A. Frantzen Ph. D., Commandant and Principal of the Norwegian Defence University College

A Brief Overview of the Norwegian Search and Rescue by Hans Vik, Chief of Police, South-Western Police District

Cyber Defence and Cybersecurity in a Total Defence Context by Major General Inge Kampenes, Commanding General, Norwegian Armed Forces Cyber Defence

Unique Emergency Response Collaboration in the Norwegian Oil and Gas Industry by Alf Inge Molde, Team Leader, Strategic Crisis Communication, OFFB

The Norwegian Lotte Association by Ole Johan Haheim, Office Manager, JWC Host Nation Support Services

Generations of Warfare: An Outdated Concept by Commander Cornelis van der Klaauw, JWC Strategic Communications and Information Operations Subject Matter Expert

Framing the Problem and the Problem Statement by Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Prescott, JWC Advisory Team

The Concept of Red Teaming in Corps’ Warfighting by Major Giancarlo Fambrini, ARRC

The Essence of Special Operations by Major Bjørn-Erik Solli, JWC Special Operations Advisor

Understanding Multi-Domain Operations in NATO by Lieutenant Colonel Jose Diaz de Leon, JWC Advisory Team

Exclusive: Diversity Special

 


THE THREE SWORDS
NOVEMBER 2020
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issue36_cover.jpgForeword: The Commander of the Joint Warfare Centre, Rear Admiral Jan C. Kaack, German Navy

The Past, Present and Future of NATO's Cyber Defence: Exclusive interview with Laura Brent, Emerging Security Challenges Division, NATO HQ

Hypothetical Interview with an Ethical Hacker by Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Sébastien Dorne, French Air Force, Cyber Defence Subject Matter Expert, JWC

Preparing NATO Troops Operating in Denied, Degraded, and Disrupted Space
Operational Environment by Arthur Wong, Aerospace Engineer, Space Operations
SHAPE

Interview: Brigadier General Douglas K. Clark, U.S. Marine Corps, JWC Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff

JWC Vision 2025:  Out-Fight/Out-Think/Out-Last
The Three Steps to Operationalize Warfare Development by Lieutenant Colonel     
Richard Parvin, the Royal Marines

Exclusive Interview: General Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Force, Commander of     
NATO's Allied Air Command (AIRCOM)

Cover Story: Multi-Domain Operations by Colonel Marcus A. Jones, U.S. Army, and Lieutenant Colonel Jose Diaz de Leon, U.S. Air Force, JWC

Exclusive Interview: Colonel Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands Army, Director of NATO Command and Control Centre of Excellence

JWC Warfare Development: Why There is More to Operational Art Than What Meets the "Joint" Eye by Colonel Jean-Michel Millet, French Army, JWC

The Importance of Effective Joint Operational Level Warfare by Lieutenant Colonel Peter Mientus, German Army, NATO Joint Support and Enabling Command

Consolidating Gains and the Consolidation Area in NATO Doctrine by Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Prescott, U.S. Army, JWC

Special Report: Rear Command Posts by Major Martyn Fulford, British Army, ARRC

Cognitive Resilience: A Headquarters’ Ultimate Weapon by Squadron Leader Diana Bird, British Air Force, Former Subject Matter Expert, C2 and Assessment, JWC

Special Report: A New Era for Joint Effects by Commander Cornelis van der Klaauw, Netherlands Navy, JWC

The Multinational Approach to Corps Operations by Major Juan Ariza Gómez, Spanish Army, ARRC

Improving Team Dynamics by Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Kerr, British Army, Scenario Branch Staff Officer, JWC

Interview: Command Sergeant Major Philippe Devichi, former JWC Senior Enlisted Advisor, and Senior Chief Petty Officer Lars Raabe, JWC Command Senior Enlisted Leader

Interview: Master Sergeant Julie G. Hansen, U.S. Air Force, JWC 2019 ACT Military Member of the Year

Creating strong NCO Corps within the Joint Warfare Centre by Master Warrant Officer Samuel Pepin, Canadian Army, Former Senior Assistant, Budget and Finance Division, JWC

NCO Intermediate Leadership Course in Switzerland Master Sergeant Julie G. Hansen, U.S. Air Force, JWC

 


THE THREE SWORDS
DECEMBER 2019
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December2019 ThreeSwordsMagazine covForeword: The Commander of the Joint Warfare Centre, Rear Admiral Jan C. Kaack, German Navy

Photo Essay: Joint Warfare Centre's Change of Command, July 10, 2019 by Inci Kucukaksoy, Tommy Ellingsen and Sergeant First Class Gerald Rael, U.S. Air Force

NATO Human Capital Enhacement by Colonel Jean-Jean-Michel Millet, French Army, Head Transformation Delivery Division, Joint Warfare Centre

NATO Human Capital: Is NATO an Insight Making Machine? by Paul Sewell

Exclusive Interview: JWC's Gender Advisor Squadron Leader Diana Bird, British Air Force

Exercise Report: TRIDENT JACKAL 2019

TACT: Capability Integration at Joint Warfare Centre: WMD Disablement by Adrian Williamson, Capability Integration and Experimentation Analyst

Hybrid Warfare by Lieutenant Colonel Juan Jose Terrados, Spanish Air Force, Former JWC Joint Targeting Subject Matter Expert

Exclusive Interview: Jānis Sārts, the Director of the NATO StratCom Centre of Excellence

The Information Revolution: How Technology Changes the Way We Communicate by Commander Cornelis van der Klaauw, Royal Netherlands Navy, JWC Subject Matter Expert on StratCom and Info Ops

A New Era for NATO Intelligence by Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security (Originally published by NATO Review Magazine)

The Changing Shape of Arctic Security by Marc Lanteigne, Associate Professor of Political Science, The Arctic University of Norway (Originally published by NATO Review Magazine

Exercise Report: TRIDENT JUPITER 2019-1

Information Technology and Management by Lieutenant Colonel Dieter Heumueller, German Air Force, Head IM/C4 Branch

Robotic Servicing Satellite by Arthur Wong, Aerospace Engineer, HQ SHAPE

The Global Biosurveillance Portal: A One Health Approach by Colonel Paul O. Kwon, US Army Medical Corps with co-authors Brent Butowsky and Michael E. McCown

Exercise Report: Space Support to TRIDENT JUPITER 2019-1 by Commander Robert Kroeger, French Navy, and Flavio Giudice, NCI Agency

Lessons Learned at Joint Warfare Centre by Andrew Eden, Lessons Learned Analyst


THE THREE SWORDS
APRIL 2019
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THREEswordsmarch2019Foreword: The Commander of the Joint Warfare Centre, Major General Andrzej Reudowicz, Polish Army

Guest Foreword: Admiral James Foggo, United States Navy, Commander Allied Joint Force Command Naples

Warfare Development: Relevance, Risks and Making it Real by Colonel Jean-Michel Millet, French Army, Head Transformation Delivery Division, Joint Warfare Centre

Commander's Critical Information Requirement (CCIR) by Lieutenant Colonel Gary Giles, Royal Marines, Transformation Delivery Division, Joint Warfare Centre

Artificial Intelligence: Learning About Learning Machines by Simon Purton, Section Head, Decision Support Division, Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT)

Some Lessons From TRIDENT JUNCTURE 2018 Command Post Exercise by Colonel Neil Wright, British Army, DCOS Exercises, Training and Innovation Directorate, Joint Warfare Centre

Exercise TRIDENT JUNCTURE 2018 Command Post Exercise: Enabling Training Audience Success by Lieutenant Colonel Dave Canavan, Canadian Army, Chief MEL/MIL TRIDENT JUNCTURE 2018, Joint Warfare Centre

Interview: Lieutenant General Rune Jakobsen, Commander of the Norwegian National Joint Headquarters by Inci Kucukaksoy, Public Affairs Office, Joint Warfare Centre

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TRIDENT JUNCTURE 2018 Command Post Exercise Exclusive Interviews

Preserving the Humanitarian Space in NATO Article 5 Operations by Jordi Capdevila, Director Barcelona International Peace Center

Resilience: The First Line of Defence by Wolf-Dieter Roepke and Hasit Thankey, Defence Policy and Planning Division, NATO HQ

NATO's Role in Cyberspace by Laura Brent, Emerging Security Challenges Division, NATO HQ

Book Review: Armed Conflict, Women and Climate Change by Inci Kucukaksoy and Lieutenant Colonel AJ Sullivan, U.S. Army, former JWC GENAD

The NATO Approach to Transparency, Accountability and Counter Corruption in Operations by Major Frederik Maul, U.S. Army, CIS Budget Officer, Joint Warfare Centre

What GEO brings to the Table: Stay Tuned to Find Out! by Lieutenant Colonel William Duncan, British Army, Former Head GEO Cell, Joint Warfare Centre

The Continued Evolution of Space Effects and Capabilities Within NATO TRIDENT Exercises by Flavio Guidice (NCI Agency), Lieutenant Colonel John Patrick, U.S. Army (HQ SHAPE), Commander Robert Kroeger, French Navy (French Joint Space Command), Commander Stephanie Vrac, French Navy (HQ SACT)

Arctic Sovereignty and Information Warfare: The New Battlespace in the North by Hope Carr, Information Environment and Information Warfare Training Specialist

What is A/The Narrative by Dr Theron Verdon, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication Studies, State University of New York College at Oneonta

NATO Urbanization Project 2035 by Lieutenant Colonel Jozsef Bodnar, Hungarian Air Force and Sue Collins, HQ SACT 



THE THREE SWORDS
MARCH 2018
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THREESWORDSMARCH2018 1 smallcoverForeword: The Commander of the Joint Warfare Centre, Major General Andrzej Reudowicz's Vision and Guidance

Warfare Development for Major Joint Operations and Collective Defence (By Colonel Neil Wright, British Army, DCOS Exercises, Training and Innovation Directorate, Joint Warfare Centre)

Towards an Integrated and Expeditionary Operational Level Logistics (By Lieutenant Colonel Herve Riga, French Army, Transformation Delivery Division, Joint Warfare Centre)

HICON, Higher Control (By Commodore Hans Helseth, Royal Norwegian Navy, Former Special Adviser to Commander Joint Warfare Centre)

Interview with Phil Draper, Head, Computer-Assisted Exercise (CAX) Support Branch, Joint Warfare Centre

Biometrics (By Wing Commander Mark Lunan, Royal Air Force, SME and Observer/Training, Joint Warfare Centre)

The Power of Non-Attribution in Modern Information Warfare: Fighting Ghosts (By Hope Carr, Information Environment and Information Warfare Training Specialist)

Sun Tzu: The Art of War (By Manuel Poejo Torres, Hybrid Warfare SME and Ph. D. Researcher on Political Theory)

Component Integration Challenges Presented by Advanced Layered Defence Systems (A2/AD) (By Captain William A. Perkins, U.S. Navy, former JAPCC Maritime Air/Carrier Operations, Combat Air Branch)

Exclusive: MC 068 / NATO and Strategic Communications, The Story So Far (By Mark Laity, Director Communications Division, HQ SHAPE)

Commitment to Allied Maritime Excellence (By Staff Sergeant Marcin Platek, Communications Strategy and Operations, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa)

Exclusive: NATO Force Integration Unit Estonia and NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (By Wing Commander Mark Atttrill, Royal Air Force, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, NFIU Estonia)

Opinion: Children As Combatants, A Dispassionate Look (By Lieutenant Colonel John Moore, U.S. Army, Legal Advisor, Joint Warfare Centre)

JWC Chess Club by Lieutenant Commander Steven Charles
 


 THE THREE SWORDS
JULY 2017
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TSMAG JULY17COVERForeword: The Commander of the Joint Warfare Centre, Major General Andrzej Reudowicz's Vision and Guidance

Lawfare: Softwiring Resilience into the Network (By Ret. Col Jody M. Prescott, USA A, Lecturer University of Vermont; Senior Fellow, West Point Center for the Rule of Law)

Privileges and Immunities of International Organizations (By Zdenek Hybl, Legal Advisor, JCBRN Defence Centre of Excellence)

Exclusive: A Review of NATO Exercises (By Ret. Capt. Stuart B. Furness OBE, Royal Navy, DCOS JFT Programme/Portfolio Manager, HQ SACT)

Waging Information Warfare in the 21st Century (By Hope Carr, Information Environment and Information Warfare Training Specialist)

Cover Story: EXERCISE TRIDENT JAGUAR 2017 (By Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO)

Interview with Pete DuBois about the Information Battlespace of TRIDENT JAGUAR 2017

Interview: "A Superb Training and Learning Platform for Understanding Modern Warfare" Colonel Alex Brennan, Commander 37 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters (By Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO)

Interview: "We can achieve more Training Objectives here than a LIVEX" CDR Leonardo Rossi, STRIKFORNATO

Interview: "Strategic level is the most challenging area in modern warfare" Major Allison Gillam, Australian Army

Exclusive: The Key Role of Space Support in NATO Operations (By Flavio Giudice, Aerospace Engineer and Lt Col John Patrick, J3 Space Operations, HQ SHAPE)

How to Spot Potential Threats Using SAR for Change Detection (By Flavio Giudice, Aerospace Engineer, J3 Space Operations, HQ SHAPE)

Cover Story: White and Grey Cell (By SQN LDR Peter Seanor, Royal Air Force, JWC)

CIMIC in the TRIDENT Exercises (By Tom Gooch, CIMIC SME, JWC)

Cover Story: Challenges and Opportunities of Developing a NATO Stability Policing Capability (by Col Vittorio Stingo, Italian Carabinieri, HQ SACT)

Interview with Paul Sewell, responsible for the JWC's Organizational Development and Culture Work: "Nothing we do is in isolation; we are nothing but teams." (By Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO)

#BeBoldForChange Profile: Lt Col Marny Skindrud, former JWC staff officer, the highest ranking active-duty female field artillery officer in the US Army


 THE THREE SWORDS
JANUARY 2017
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ThreeSwordsJan17 largepicChange of Command: JWC welcomes new Commander Brigadier General Andrzej Reudowicz (By Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO)

Exclusive Interview: Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, the Deputy Secretary General of NATO from February 2012 to October 2016

De-escalation and Hybrid War: Mutually Supporting Strategies or Dangerous Brinksmanship? (By Major Brian P. Cotter, US Army, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University)

Lawfare (By Lieutenant Colonel John Moore, US Army, JWC Legal Advisor)

Understanding Terrorism in the Age of Global Media: Why We Should Rethink All We Know? (By Professor Cristina Archetti, Political Communication and Journalism Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo)

NATO's Senior Mentor Programme (By Ret. General Karl-Heinz Lather, DEU Army, NATO Lead Senior Mentor)

Joint Urban Operations and the NATO Urbanization Project (WG CDR Gordon Pendleton, Royal Air Force, ACT; Lieutenant Colonel Jozsef Bodnar, Hungarian Air Force, ACT)

Interview: Rear Admiral John B. "Brad" Skillman, JWC DCOM/COS (By Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO)

Exercise TRIDENT JUNCTURE 2016 (By Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO and Maj Stephen Olsen, NOR A, JWC PAO) (Low Resolution)

Welcome to the Bunker (By Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO)

Space Support to Operations (By Lt CDR Robert Kroeger, ACT; Lt Col John Patrick, HQ SHAPE, CDR Kai Richter, JWC)

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: WG CDR Mark Attrill, Deputy Commander of NATO Force Integration Unit Estonia (By Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO)

Communication, Culture and Effective Teams (By Colonel Mike Shinners, US Army, Programme Director 1, JWC)

CWIX 16 (By CDR Holger Grossmann, ACT)

On Lying, Honesty and the Code of Conduct (By David Nauta, JWC Legal Advisor)

Interview: Gordon Ramsay, JWC Chief Community Support Branch

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Ambassador Marriët Schuurman, NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security (By Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO) 


 THE THREE SWORDS
JULY 2016
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JULY 2016 THREESWORDS WEBInterview: Major General Reinhard Wolski, outgoing Commander JWC & H.E. Eriksen Soreide, Norwegian Minister of Defence

Interview: Lieutenant General Jeffrey G. Lofgren, Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability Development, HQ SACT 

A Farewell to JWC and Norway by Brigadier General Roger Watkins, JWC's Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff

JWC's Training Analysts and the Training Objectives (by Mr Robert Scheider and Lt Col Paul Youngman)

SKOLKAN Exclusive Interview: Mr Simon  Dewing, JWC

Learning from TRIDENT by Mr Andrew Eden, JWC

Tracking Simulated Enemy by Colonel Christopher H. Engen, JWC

TRIDENT JAGUAR 16 Review by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC

Examining the Military Role in Counter-Terrorism: the United Kingdom as case study by Major Kathleen McKendrick, NATO Centre of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism

Freedom of Movement by Colonel Thomas E. Stackpole, USAREUR Chief of Logistics Operations

Harmonizing Interoperability by James Tolbert, USAREUR

Thinking and Codifying: The U.S. Army Operating Concept and Army Warfighting Challenges by Lt Col J. P. Clark, Exchange Officer with the British Army, Chief of the General Staff's Initiatives Group

Introducing: NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine

Cyber Situational Awareness for the NATO Alliance by Colonel Rizwan Ali, SHAPE HQ

Interview: JWC Civilian Staff Association with Mr Tomasz Krolikowski

JWC Organizational Culture Concepts: Feedback by Mr Paul Sewell


 THE THREE SWORDS
DECEMBER 2015
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CHRISTMAS2015 MAGAZINE WBInterview: General Denis Mercier, SACT (Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO)

Gender Perspective and its Place within ACO now and In the Future (Charlotte Isaksson, Gender Advisor to SACEUR/ACO)

Interview: Colonel Stephane Bellamy, JWC's Former GENAD

Women in Combat (Prof Anthony King, B. A, M. A. Ph. D)

Sitting at the Table (Naomi Adams, Coordinator, Strategic Management Team, HQ SHAPE)

Interview: Gender Perspective during TRIDENT JUNCTURE 15 CPX (with Sarah Denieul and Sonia Bjerke Abdelmaguid)

JWC's Optimization Trial (JWC PAO and ODP Team)

Interview: Garry Hargreaves, Chief ODP

Interview: Commodore Hans Christian Helseth, Special Advisor to Commander JWC

Keynote Speech: Russia, the Arctic and the Ever-changing Security Environment by Lieutenant General Kjell Grandhagen, Director, Norwegian Intelligence Service

New Concepts: Joint Urban Operations and the NATO Urbanisation Project (Wg CDR Gordon Pendleton, Concept Development Branch, HQ SACT)

TRIDENT JUNCTURE 15 CPX (Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO)

United States Takes Lead for NRF Component Command 2016 (Cmdr. Erick A. Peterson, SOCC Chief of Staff)

TRIDENT JUNCTURE 15 Opposing Force (OPFOR) and the Exercise Design (Lieutenant Colonel Markus Schilcher, Joint Plans SME, TRJE15 Chief OPFOR)

Introducing: DINFOS, The Defense Information School (Rivers Johnson, Chief International Military Student Office)

Guest Author: What Russians Really Think About the West? (Gregory Feifer, journalist and author)

Interview: Lieutenant Colonel John M. Ferrell, Director NATO M&S CoE

JWC Cultural Concepts: Change (Paul Sewell, LL Analyst, Lead Facilitator for JWC Culture Programme)


THE THREE SWORDS
MAY 2015
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MAY 2015 THREESWORDS largeTRIDENT JUNCTURE 15 Command Post eXercise (Capt Melina Archambault and Inci Kucukaksoy)

NATO Doctrine and Joint Warfare Centre's Role in its Development (Wg Cdr Mark Attrill)

Continued Evolution of Hybrid Threats --- The Russian Hybrid Threat Construct and the Need for Innovation (Major John R. Davis Jr)

Hybridity in Operational Contexts (S. K. Moore)

Exercise TRIDENT JEWEL 15 (Lt Col Nils Erik Hodneland and Cdr Mike Angelopoulos)

Implementing STRATCOM (Lt Col Lothar Buyny)

Social Media, Strategic Narratives and STRATCOM (Dr Thomas Elkjer Nissen)

Target Audience Analysis (Dr Steve Tatham)

STRATCOM Centre of Excellence (Rita LePage)

Rising to the Challenge as Information Takes Centre Stage (Mark Laity)

Data Mining in Real and Synthethic Environments (Cdr Tristan Lovering MBE)

Key Observations from High Performing Operational Liaison and Reconnaissance Teams (Lt Col Charles Kurz)

Chances and Challenges of Air- Land Integration

Exercise TRIDENT JAGUAR 15


THE THREE SWORDS
NOVEMBER 2014
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bigger selectedart covernov14The New NATO
(General Philip M. Breedlove, SACEUR)

A Three Swords News Special Report
(Interview: General Jean-Paul Palomeros, SACT)

OPFOR - The Enemy from Within
(Sqn Ldr Colin Macpherson)

Emerging Russia
(Lt Col Charles Kurz)

From Situational Awareness to Understanding
(CDR Tristan Lovering MBE)

SOROTAN Wargaming
(CDR Tristan Lovering MBE)

TS3 Conference
(Col Alfred Goertz and Mr Adrian Williamson)

The Evolution of StratCom in NATO
(CDR Dan Gage)

JISR Workshop
CDR Tristan Lovering MBE)

JWC Culture Concepts: Accountability
(Mr Paul Sewell)


THE THREE SWORDS
MAY 2014
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ED COVER MAY14Commander's Foreword (Major General Erhard Buehler)

Steps to NATO's Connected Forces (General Hans-Lothar Domrose)

The Implementation Plan for the CFI (Lt Cdr Sefa Demirel, Lt Col Stig Karoliussen, Wg Cdr John Watson)

Joint Capability Integration at the JWC (Lt Col Barrett Burns)

Can NATO afford to host exercises in Stavanger (Mr Torgrim Alterskjær)

Operationalizing CFI (Technical Application of the CFI) (Col William D. Jones)

EXCLUSIVE: CYBER DEFENCE UPDATE

Crowdsourcing: Is NATO ready?

The language of transformational leadership (Mr Garry  Hargreaves)

JWC's One Team Culture (By Boris Diekmann)

JWC's Cultural Concepts (Be Ready Now) (Mr Paul Sewell)

On Creativity (Mr Paul Sewell)