Command and Control

The Command and Control podcast breaks new ground in taking an independent and pragmatic look at what military command and control might look like for the fight tonight and the fight tomorrow. Join us as we talk through C2 for an era of high-end war fighting. The hypothesis is this: command is human, control has become more technological pronounced. As a result, the increasing availability of dynamic control measures is centralising control away from local command. It is a noticeable trend in Western C2 since the late 1980s. Over that time, blending human decision and cutting edge technology has been evolutionary but not deliberate: how will this change? Will it become dominated by a tendency to hoard power in those with the most computing power, might these factors serve to amplify the role of commanders? Given all the hyperbole about AI in C2 (and we will tackle some of that with AI experts), it's a conversation we need to have.

Recent Episodes
  • C2 and Peacekeeping
    Apr 13, 2025 – 40:07
  • Professionals Talk Logistics
    Mar 3, 2025 – 41:45
  • Ukrainian C2: Adaptation under fire
    Feb 10, 2025 – 33:47
  • CIMIC and C2
    Jan 27, 2025 – 28:58
  • Nuclear Command and Control
    Dec 23, 2024 – 45:53
  • C2, MDO and Synchronisation
    Nov 25, 2024 – 35:59
  • Horrid Bosses
    Oct 21, 2024 – 43:31
  • Synchronisation as Coupling
    Sep 23, 2024 – 35:41
  • Submarine Command and Control
    Aug 12, 2024 – 44:21
  • The Civ/Mil part from a NATO SecGen
    Jul 15, 2024 – 35:03
  • C2 Systems – how much has changed?
    Jun 17, 2024 – 42:56
  • Naval C2
    May 20, 2024 – 48:54
  • Not the Heroic Model of Decision-Making
    Apr 16, 2024 – 45:27
  • Delegation to the point of discomfort
    Mar 17, 2024 – 46:29
  • You Cannot Beat Winter
    Feb 19, 2024 – 59:15
  • The Devolution of Command
    Jan 22, 2024 – 34:00
  • Air C2
    Dec 11, 2023 – 42:02
  • NATO C2: How to improve
    Nov 27, 2023 – 48:24
  • JADC2: A primer
    Nov 13, 2023 – 38:39
  • Question time
    Sep 20, 2023 – 46:58
  • Confidence and The Initiative
    Sep 6, 2023 – 45:32
  • AI in C2
    Aug 23, 2023 – 41:35
  • Familiarity ≠ Trust
    Aug 9, 2023 – 40:29
  • A New Orders Process
    Jul 26, 2023 – 41:55
  • What makes a great commander?
    Jul 12, 2023 – 41:40
  • Adaptation under fire
    Jun 28, 2023 – 39:11
  • The Quest for Certainty
    Jun 14, 2023 – 38:17
  • The big questions: What's it all about, why is it important, and why now?
    May 24, 2023 – 17:26
Recent Reviews
  • bcquinn
    Useful, focused, thorough
    I appreciate the focused thesis for this podcast and the timely necessity of it. Short episodes that spark thoughts and open doors to further research and discussion are what I need. Thanks! Hopefully it continues.
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