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

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

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

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

— Carl von Clausewitz. Updated At : 04:55 AM Jun 05, 2025 IST. Follow us Connect with us. Advertisement. Strategy is the art of using battles to win the war. — Carl von Clausewitz.

The idea that diplomacy, if only conducted earnestly enough, can avert all conflict, is nothing more than wishful thinking ...

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

As tensions in the Middle East mount, the prospect of U . S . military involvement mdash;particularly against Iranian strategic assets mdash;raises critical questions about policy, deterrence, and 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 ...

As the Trump administration ponders joining Israel’s war with Iran, it should factor in its consideration such unintended consequences of war.