Carl von Clausewitz’s On War remains one of the foundational texts on strategy. It’s quoted in war colleges, cited in white ...

War is not simply a response or a signal. It’s a deliberate extension of policy, with cascading effects. And it demands a ...

The Israel-Iran conflict is not just another diplomatic crisis. It is a test of the international system’s moral spine. If ...

We see, therefore, that War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument, a continuation of political commerce, a carrying out of the same by other means. All beyond this, which ...

BEHIND THE OBSERVATION THAT “war is a continuation of politics by other means,” the most famous idea of the military ...

In his classic text “On War,” the great philosopher of war Carl von Clausewitz introduced the concept of the “center of gravity.” The center of gravity in war is “the hub of all power ...

“Battles,” Carl Von Clausewitz said, “decide everything.” Yet the famed Prussian military theorist is wrong. Great battles and brilliant leaders can shape the course of events. But often ...

Dennis Ross, a special assistant to President Barack Obama, is counselor and distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian general and ...