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- War, Clausewitz insists, must be ‘a serious means to a serious end’. There are two requirements. First, war entails ‘a clash between major interests.’ For Clausewitz it is the interests of states that constitute the ‘serious end’. Individuals and groups other than states do not normally wage war.
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First, war entails ‘a clash between major interests.’ [149] For Clausewitz it is the interests of states that constitute the ‘serious end’. Individuals and groups other than states do not normally wage war.
If the end of the war is a lasting peace, however, and not merely a military victory, this is a cardinal mistake in Clausewitz’s reasoning, and it is a grave fault of his to have censored his own thinking beyond military victory.
General Sir Richard Barrons has told the BBC there is "a serious risk" of Ukraine losing the war this year. The reason, he says, is "because Ukraine may come to feel it can't win".
The danger which war brings with it, the bodily exertions which it requires, augment this evil so much, that they may be regarded as the greatest causes of it.
‘Ends and means in war’ deals with Clausewitz's fascination with the dialectic between ends and means. For him, combat was both the end — because troops are meant to fight — and the means — because victory made possible further ends.
An incursion by Ukrainian troops into Russia's Kursk region in August failed to ease the pressure put by Moscow on eastern Ukraine. Several regions continue to see daily casualties and widespread...
Aug 29, 2022 · Nobody starts a war if they recognize their opponent is stronger, is more united, and cares more about the outcome; the remarkable part is how often a state starting a war gets this wrong.
