Abstract
Despite decades of work on interoperability, NATO Allies cannot measure, assess, and build upon it fully and accurately. The lack of agreed formats or standards for collection, management, and the communication of findings have prevented the Allies from developing common interoperability measurement and assessment tools. Nonetheless, NATO could adopt extant standards, methodologies, processes, or tools to achieve its interoperability objectives. Testing this notion through use cases, the authors identify practical and conceptual hurdles to adopting an off-the-shelf solution. They conclude that the Alliance may need to create assessment standards, methodologies, processes, and tools from scratch, despite the difficulties of doing so.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.55540/0031-1723.3331
Recommended Citation
John R. Deni, Matthew R. MacLeod, Sarah E. Stewart, Katherine M. Banko & Adrian Jones, "Measuring Interoperability Within NATO: Adapted Off-the-Shelf or Bespoke Solution?," Parameters 55, no. 1 (2025), doi:10.55540/0031-1723.3331.
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