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High-Intensity Multidomain Exercises (Operational Priorities)

What operational rationale links NATO's post-2014 and post-2022 resolve to the priority of high-intensity multidomain exercises on the eastern flank?

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Original DFM publication · DFM Analysis report · 2025-12-13

The operational priority High-Intensity Multidomain Exercises is rooted in NATO’s renewed determination to deter and, if necessary, defeat a great-power adversary through credible forward defence on the Alliance’s eastern flank.

It translates the Alliance’s post-2014 and especially post-2022 strategic resolve into concrete action: regularly training large, combined forces across all warfighting domains in realistic, high-threat scenarios.

This analysis answers: What operational rationale links NATO's post-2014 and post-2022 resolve to the priority of high-intensity multidomain exercises on the eastern flank? How do large combined-force exercises across all warfighting domains translate strategic deterrence into credible forward defence? Which forces, command structures and readiness models are required to train at scale in realistic high-threat scenarios? What industrial, logistical and capability constraints limit the Alliance's ability to sustain such exercises?

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High-Intensity Multidomain Exercises (Operational Priorities)

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Published 2025-12-13
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It translates the Alliance’s post-2014 and especially post-2022 strategic resolve into concrete action: regularly training large, combined forces across all warfighting domains in realistic, high-threat scenarios.

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