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Good point. This goes towards what is the dynamic nature of the trinity during the phases of a war. Prior to roling the iron dice a good strategist should be able to identify all of the primary and...

I thought it was Edward Luttwak. He has written the most about the 'levels'.

Policy->Grand Strategy -> Strategy-> Operations-> Tactics-> Technical

This reminds me of an anecdote from On War:

A colleague wrote to CvC wanting advice on the final exam he was drafting for junior officers. The questions set for the exam included a number of...

Colin Gray's Maxim 12:

"The strategist is in the business of currency conversion, in a context that lacks a stable rate of exchange. He or she must determine what kind of military threat or...

And so the superior military cuts down strategy.
Its inferior cuts down alliances.
Its inferior cuts down the military.
The worst...

Strategy is the bridge between policy and operations.

CvC was building on his proposition that war is a continuation of politics by other means through an observational account of the historical transition from 'cabinet wars' (territorial) to...

All true Mike, but I think this is why CvC includes the secondary regulating principles. So in understanding the casual effect of politics on policy and violence we need to take account of the...

The answer the OP’s question: does Clausewitz have too much influence?

Short answer is no.

Why you may ask? I’ll start from the beginning and try to cut down on the academic jargon. In CvC’s...

True, I should have qualified the reading of Kant to theoretical methodology only rather than his works on ethics. Understanding CvC methodological framework helps to avoid mistaking his proposition...

I wish it was option three, unfortunately no more scholarship = no more thesis, thus, joining the real world of customer service :wry: I miss my strategic theory...

Some helpful tips for reading CvC:

1. Understand that his work was unfinished. He had discovered the theory that war is a continuation of politics rather late in his life and was in the process of...

Nationalism is a very amorpheous concept. We have seen the shift from civic nationalism, that brought us the second world war, to ethnic nationalism that brought us the war in Yogoslavia and in...

To understand Creveld's work on the 'transformation of war, you should begin with his previous book 'The Rise and Decline of the State'. Creveld's main argument on the transformation of war derives...

In terms of COG in relation to operations with direct political repercussions. CvC argued, for example, that if Napoleon was facing more than one allied army he should direct his military against the...

I would like to have a crack at this one using the Paret/Howard translation if I may. What CvC was referring to with "operations that have direct political repercussions" was the balance of power...

There is currently an academic proposal outlining a proposal to develop a 'De-sacralising Information Strategy'. As the name suggests the aim is to "articulate, accelerate and intensify doubts and...

In regards to Jim99 point about CG I was not happy with my original conclusions. So I went back to Mao and my trinitarian definition and would like see if my new conclusions makes sense especially in...

Not to sure about IL and GC. In terms of the morality of war, CvC was happy to leave it to the philosophers. I suspect as a realists he would of argued that IL and GC are little more than sandcastles...

Once again my apologies. I did not mean to come across as derogatory or condescending. I will try to justify my remarks in regards to your post.

The direct quote you have used from CvC is his...

"These three tendencies are like three different codes of law, deep-rotted in their subject and yet variable in their relationship to one another. A theory that ignores any one of them or seeks to...

I agree. Refer back to post 57:

(Violence) purpose, hostile feelings/intentions, chance and probability-Policy-(Politics) government, military, people.

War is not an isolated phenomena. As...

Hans Morgenthau would disagree. On topic, this was the point CvC was making with his trinitarian definition, especially the subjective characteristics: the government, the military, and the people....

That is my major concern at the moment when writing my thesis. I can generally see when some one has taken CvC out of context. For example, Jim99 back on page 2 has taken CvC out of context by...

Clausewitz is more often quoted than read. There is little wonder that he was afraid of being subject to misinterpretation and half baked criticism, for "in matters of this kind everyone feels he is...