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 ...

The intelligence “customer” has a responsibility to speak and act with humility. The fate of the Iranian nuclear program is, of course, concerning. And President Trump may yet be proved right. But the ...

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

"Statecraft is always preferable to warcraft," the Minnesota Star Tribune Editorial Board writes. "But that may now be ...

An independent scholar said that Israel attacked Iran amid the talks between Washington and Tehran to scuttle the ...

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 ...

The top reason countries go to war is economic and President Donald Trump’s tariff battle is now focused on communist China, just as Beijing suffers a host of serious financial challenges.

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 ...

As Carl von Clausewitz wrote in the 19th century, “the aggressor is always peace-loving. ... He would prefer to take over our country unopposed.” March 4, 2025, 12:54 PM EST ...

“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 ...