AI is reshaping military power, but most Professional Military Education institutions aren’t yet equipped to teach officers how to think critically about it.
That’s the gap NATO’s new Reference Curricula on AI as a Tool for Military Power aims to close.
Developed through the Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP) and the Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC), the initiative is building a modular, scalable framework for institutions across NATO and partner nations.
The timing matters.
AI is already altering the offense-defense balance in cyberspace, compressing decision cycles, and introducing new escalation risks.
Officers making strategic decisions need more than technical literacy.
They need frameworks for reasoning about how these tools reshape deterrence, alliance dynamics, and the distribution of power.
I am pleased to have been selected to join the drafting team, contributing to content design and case study development.
Thank you Sean S. Costigan PhD and the leadership team! Pavel Anastasov Gigi Roman Mitko Bogdanoski Jelena Gjorgjev Paulina Spodniewska
As AI reshapes the offense-defense balance in both cyber and kinetic domains, ensuring military professionals can think critically about its strategic, operational, and normative dimensions is essential.
Looking forward to collaborating with colleagues across NATO and partner countries on this effort.
