Nick Bosio

Biography

Colonel Nick Bosio has held various command and staff appointments across tactical, campaign and strategic posts within Australia and on operations. His experience includes Chief of Campaign Plans for a 3-Star Coalition Headquarters, Commanding Officer of the 6^th Engineer Support Regiment, and Deputy Head/Director of Military Strategic Plans. Colonel Bosio holds a Bachelor of Engineering, three master’s degrees and a research doctorate (PhD) focusing on military theory, strategic studies, and systems thinking. He is the author of the Australian War College’s On Strategic Art handbook. He is currently Director Strategic Preparedness in Force Design Division.

Contributions

Title	Date Published	Content Type
Providing the golden thread: Strategic deterrence as the new strategic concept	27 Nov 2015	Land Power Forum Article
Clausewitz and the CoG: Marriage Stability for Over 180 Years	25 Feb 2016	Land Power Forum Article
Command for the Mission: Understanding Mission Command	26 Mar 2018	Land Power Forum Article
IO Theory: Creating Resonance	6 Apr 2018	Land Power Forum Article
There is only War	7 May 2019	Land Power Forum Article
Principally Right: Addressing the Challenge of Thinking	28 Oct 2019	Land Power Forum Article
Devil’s Advocate: Divergent Thinking is Salvation	13 Nov 2019	Land Power Forum Article
Understanding War's Theory: What Military Theory Is, Where it Fits and Who Influences it.	11 Dec 2019	Publication
What Is War? Defining War, Conflict and Competition	5 Mar 2020	Land Power Forum Article
Moulding War’s Thinking: Using Wargaming to Broaden Military Minds	1 Jul 2020	Journal article
Gaming to Win: Enhancing Military Decision-Making	1 Jan 2022	Journal article
Integrated Campaigning - Part 1	22 Mar 2022	Land Power Forum Article
Integrated Campaigning - Part 2	5 Apr 2022	Land Power Forum Article
Book Review - Clearing the Way	28 May 2024	Land Power Forum Article
Book Review - The New Makers of Modern Strategy	6 Jun 2024	Journal article
Book Review - The Military Revolution and Revolutions in Military Affairs	22 Aug 2025	Journal article
The Military Profession, Professional Mastery and Military Thinking	17 Nov 2025	Journal article

Colonel Nick Bosio

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