TY  - JOUR
AB  - Rather than discarding Clausewitz’s theory of war in response to the revolutionary changes in modern warfare, this article articulates a broader theory of war based on his concept of the “wondrous trinity,” identifying it as his true legacy. The author shows that the concept of trinitarian war attributed to Clausewitz by his critics, which seems to be applicable only to wars between states, is a caricature of Clausewitz’s theory. He goes on to develop Clause- witz’s theory that war is composed of the three tendencies of violence/force, fighting, and the affiliation of the combatants to a warring community. Each war can be analyzed as being composed of these three tendencies and their opposites.
DA  - 2009-12-20
DO  - 10.4119/ijcv-2786
LA  - eng
IS  - 2
M2  - 204
PY  - 2009-12-20
SN  - 1864-1385
SP  - 204-219
T2  - International Journal of Conflict and Violence (IJCV)
TI  - Clausewitz’s “Wondrous Trinity” as a Coordinate System of War and Violent Conflict
UR  - https://doi.org/10.4119/ijcv-2786
Y2  - 2024-11-22T06:06:58
ER  -