Theorists p1
Sun Tzu stated that "All warfare is based on________"
What is Deception
Strategy is ___, _____, and _____ working together
What is "ends, ways, means"
War is an instrument of ________
What is politics
Strategy provides a _______ for wrestling with tough questions
What is Framework
This theorist believed that the reasons nations go to war include moral, political, economic, and emotional elements.
Who is Thucydides
Fog and Friction can be mitigated by this
What is military genius
The three levels of warfare and an example of each
What is Strategic, Operational, Tactical
Examples may vary
Description of Clausewitz's Paradoxical Trinity
What is the intersection of passion (people), chance (military), and reason (gov't)
Three ways understanding theory can benefit the strategist
What is:
Strengthen & refine judgement
Process of thinking
Separate important from unimportant
Stimulate thinking
Integral to planning process and developing courses of action
This is what Clausewitz describes as absolute / unchecked violence vs inherent limitations placed by politics
What is The Dual Nature of War
______ is the ambigous nature of information / uncertainty and ______ is the unknown / the interaction of chance and action caused by multiple factors
What is Fog and Friction
Effective strategy requires full integration of _____ (hint: acronym).
What is DIME
Two parts:
________ [name of theorist] stated that war consists of both _____ and ______ elements
What is Thucydides and rational and irrational
Warfare _________ stays the same but the ______ of warfare is constantly changing
What is Fundamentally and Characteristic / Nature
Two parts:
This theorist focused on "Victory without Fighting"
The order of targets that this theorist advocated for
Sun Tzu
Target Strategy first, then Alliances, then Forces, then People