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1 The term ‘war material’ (French: matériel de guerre; German: Kriegsmaterial) predominantly appears with regard to neutrality in international armed conflicts (Armed Conflict, International) as well as in some armistice and peace treaties.
The aim of this lesson is to explain the law of armed conflict as it relates to neutrality. The focus will be on land operations. Detailed sea and air aspects of neutrality will be found within those sections of the Teaching File. Principles and definitions.
- The Function of War
- Modern War and The Modern State
- The Changing Face of War
- Conclusion
Clausewitz also seeks to define war by its function in human affairs: ‘what does it do?’ rather than ‘what is it?’. His answer has two elements that are fused in the German word Politik. This refers both to ‘policy’ – the aims and ambitions of individual states – and to ‘politics’ – the workings of human interaction on a large scale. War as an inst...
Clausewitz’s understanding of war was developed in the context of the modern state that emerged in Europe from around 1500. There were many factors at work: greater internal order, more efficient administration that facilitated collection of taxes and conscription of citizens, growing international trade, and technological advances, both civilian a...
How has Clausewitz’s understanding of war fared in in the contemporary world? Is it relevant to the many internal conflicts that have occurred since 1945? Has it adapted to the atomic age when resort to nuclear weapons could well result in mutual annihilation? Is it ultimately misguided in promoting the idea that war can be an instrument of policy ...
There is no ‘right’ definition of war – only definitions that are more or less useful for a given purpose. Clausewitz is interested in war in his own time because it reflected enormous changes taking place in politics and society. His principal concern is that war should serve as an instrument of policy for states with effective governments and reg...
Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy. Thus the army will have food enough for its needs. The Chinese word translated here as "war material" literally means "things to be used", and is meant in the widest sense.
Even wars have rules. What does that mean? It means: You do not attack civilians. You limit as much as you can the impact of your warfare on women and children, as well as on other civilians. You treat detainees humanely. You do not torture people. International humanitarian law: what are we talking about?
Attrition means reducing an adversary’s physical capacity to fight; exhaustion entails wearing down the opponent’s willingness to do so. Both strategies can mean long wars, imposing heavy burdens on a nation’s population and economy, meaning they are not always culturally acceptable or economically practical.
In a military context, the term materiel refers either to the specific needs (excluding manpower) of a force to complete a specific mission, or the general sense of the needs (excluding manpower) of a functioning army. [a]
