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- Title
Accounting for Alliances in Clausewitz's Theory of War.
- Authors
Garard, Olivia A.
- Abstract
Allies and alliances are deeply embedded in Clausewitz's theory of war. Allies are a live and reactive means that may shift throughout a war. Alliances, often responsive to the balance of power, harness allies as a dynamic means. Both problematize Clausewitz's initial, dual conception of war; they embody uncertainty and inject Politik. To account for allies and alliances entails reevaluating three fundamental Clausewitzian premises: that the defense is the stronger form of war; that the status quo has inertia; and that war has duration. Ultimately, any comprehensive view of Clausewitz's theory of war demands the inclusion of allies and alliances.
- Subjects
CLAUSEWITZ, Carl von, 1780-1831; WAR (Philosophy); POLITICAL science; UNCERTAINTY; MILITARY readiness
- Publication
Philosophical Journal of Conflict & Violence, 2022, Vol 6, Issue 1, p92
- ISSN
2559-9917
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22618/TP.PJCV.20226.1.127.007