Ethan Eagle and Jeroen Franssen argue NATO’s biggest deterrence gap is human creativity rather than technology. They say a new 24-month rule to field military tech exposes a shortage of personnel trained to innovate quickly. The authors claim pilot programmes show rapid experimentation and cross-team collaboration can dramatically speed adoption. They suggest NATO’s bureaucracy still rewards compliance and process over adaptability and risk-taking. The piece contends scaling innovation training across leadership, young professionals and procurement is now essential. It concludes that massing ingenuity, not just hardware, will determine future deterrence.
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Ethan Eagle and Jeroen Franssen argue NATO’s biggest deterrence gap is human creativity rather than technology. They say a new 24-month rule to field military tech exposes a shortage of personnel trained to innovate quickly. The authors claim pilot programmes show rapid experimentation and cross-team collaboration can dramatically speed adoption. They suggest NATO’s bureaucracy still rewards compliance and process over adaptability and risk-taking. The piece contends scaling innovation training across leadership, young professionals and procurement is now essential. It concludes that massing ingenuity, not just hardware, will determine future deterrence.