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  • But weapons technology has come a very long way since the Napoleonic wars that nurtured Clausewitz's vision, and nation-states have declined in the face of globalization.

    Bishop Pierre Whalon: Jaw-Jaw Or War-War? Bishop Pierre Whalon 2011

  • But weapons technology has come a very long way since the Napoleonic wars that nurtured Clausewitz's vision, and nation-states have declined in the face of globalization.

    Bishop Pierre Whalon: Jaw-Jaw Or War-War? Bishop Pierre Whalon 2011

  • It might include classics of modern strategy beginning with Clausewitz's "On War," explore the dilemmas of nuclear deterrence and the challenges posed by asymmetric warfare in an age of weapons of mass destruction.

    Our Elite Schools Have Abandoned Military History Peter Berkowitz 2011

  • The ill-effects of Clausewitz's teaching arose largely from his disciples 'too shallow and too extreme interpretation of it overlooking his qualifying clauses, but he lent himself to such misinterpretation by expounding his theory in a way too abstract and involved for concrete minded soldiers to follow the course of his arguement, which often turned back from the direction which it seemed to be taking.

    Balkinization 2007

  • Further to this post, an occasional series exploring the relevance and application of Carl von Clausewitz's On War to the game of cricket.

    John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

  • Further to this post, an occasional series exploring the relevance and application of Carl von Clausewitz's On War to the game of cricket.

    Clausewitz on Cricket 2009

  • This is well in line with Western military strategy dating at least from Carl von Clausewitz's On War.

    Obama Suggests He May "Continue To Refine" Iraq Policies 2009

  • Sun Tzu's realism and moderation form a contrast to Clausewitz's tendency to emphasize the logical ideal and "the absolute" which his disciples caught on to in developing the theory and practice of "total war" beyond all bounds of sense ...

    Balkinization 2007

  • Clausewitz's dictum that war is the extension of national politics by military means has long been considered obsolete by most analysts, but perhaps not those you read.

    Quote Of The Day 2009

  • Further to this post, an occasional series exploring the relevance and application of Carl von Clausewitz's On War to the game of cricket.

    John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

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