battlefield. Some twenty-five hundred years ago, Sun-Tzu taught us that if you knew the enemy and yourself, you would never be in danger in hundreds of battles. Sun-Tzu’s words, “Know your enemy,” mean knowing the enemy leader’s intentions. Sun-Tzu thought that if we knew the enemy's intentions, we could win a victory without war against the enemy. However, it is very difficult to find out the ...

War and war-related concepts constitute a considerable portion of key words in political literature and strategic-security studies. Apart from its theoretical significance, war is a palpable term for the individuals and political players. It is a serious threat to humanity that has been paid due attention in the course of history by the political philosophers, strategists and even ordinary peop...

We explore the question “Is warfare an art or a science?” Using a framework of five modes of thinking based on Jungian psychology, we answer this question by reviewing the classical writings of Sun Tzu and Clausewitz, and conclude that understanding of people and lateral thinking are the most important modes of thinking associated with C2. This leads to a number of suggestions for the design of...