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The aim is to explore NATO's strategic transformation amid evolving global security challenges.

January 20, 2026Open Access

NATO 2035: The Strategic Imperative & Cognitive Architecture

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The aim is to explore NATO's strategic transformation amid evolving global security challenges.
Analysis of strategic trends in NATO since the Cold War.
Examination of shifts from kinetic conflicts to multi-domain competition.
Assessment of NATO's reliance on traditional force structures.
NATO's traditional force structures are now seen as a strategic liability.
A need for cognitive architecture to adapt to the multi-domain environment.
Recognition of high-intensity competition as a persistent global challenge.

Abstract

The Evolution of North Atlantic Strategic Competition. The North Atlantic Alliance is currently navigating its most significant strategic transformation since the conclusion of the Cold War. As the global security environment shifts from localized kinetic conflicts toward a state of persistent, high-intensity multi-domain competition, the Alliance's traditional reliance on service-specific, platform-centric force structures has transitioned from a legacy strength into a critical strategic liability (NATO Allied Command Transformation ACT, 2023).

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R.K.D. Kho

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