TY - JOUR
T1 - Power in war
AU - Van Creveld, Martin
PY - 2005/12
Y1 - 2005/12
N2 - The nature of war has been widely misunderstood. Far from being the continuation of policy, as Clausewitz and his present day "neo-realist" followers think, in many ways it follows the rules of sports. In particular, the resemblance to sports ensures that, in a long conflict, in which the strong beat down the weak, the former will lose strength, whereas the latter will gain it. This logic has profound implications for counterinsurgency operations, including those ongoing in Iraq.
AB - The nature of war has been widely misunderstood. Far from being the continuation of policy, as Clausewitz and his present day "neo-realist" followers think, in many ways it follows the rules of sports. In particular, the resemblance to sports ensures that, in a long conflict, in which the strong beat down the weak, the former will lose strength, whereas the latter will gain it. This logic has profound implications for counterinsurgency operations, including those ongoing in Iraq.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=29144468971&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2202/1565-3404.1125
DO - 10.2202/1565-3404.1125
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AN - SCOPUS:29144468971
SN - 1565-3404
VL - 7
SP - 1
EP - 9
JO - Theoretical Inquiries in Law
JF - Theoretical Inquiries in Law
IS - 1
ER -