The Interoperability Crux: Navigating the Technology Revolution

COL Donnell’s research examines the critical importance of interoperability within NATO, especially in light of technological advancements and the quantum technology revolution. It highlights the existing gaps in NATO's interoperability and the potential risks these pose to the Alliance's collective defence capabilities. Finally, it examines requirements for day-zero interoperability to prepare for future NATO challenges.

Bio:

COL TYLER R. DONNELL is the United States Army Visiting Defense Fellow to the Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario. Tyler has 21 years of service with the United States Armed Forces as a Field Artillery Officer. Tyler has operational deployments to Baghdad and Kirkuk, Iraq focusing on security and stability operations. He has also served in the Indo-Pacific region with Special Operations Command – Korea and Europe with the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, where he focused on multinational interoperability and operations with Allies and Partners. Tyler has served in various command and staff positions.

He is a United States Army Command and General Staff College graduate. Tyler received a Master’s Degree in Applied Physics from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, before his assignment as an Instructor at the United States Military Academy. He has been awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal.