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Multinational Mission Command: From Paper to Practice in NATO

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|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.31374/sjms.329 | Journal eISSN: 2596-3856
Language: English
Page range: 89 - 103
Submitted on: Sep 12, 2024
Accepted on: Mar 12, 2025
Published on: Apr 16, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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