Modern Theories of Political Violence Final Paper #2 Walzer and Clausewitz on Nuclear Warfare Nuclear warfare has not only drastically changed the way that war is fought and violence is carried out‚ but it has changed how the public views war policy. As Walzer condemns unnecessary violence and argues for only justifiable war‚ Clausewitz views war as so dangerous and unforgiving that it becomes necessary to commit to and accept violence and engagement in war. After much thought and reflection on
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elements of Sun Tzu and Clausewitz are eternally wise. While their similarities may become universal truths‚ their differences are equally worthy of study because‚ it is in the differences where choices are made. Sun Tzu and Clausewitz agreed that war is chaos‚ military action is a tool for diplomatic goals and‚ as such‚ the results of warfare are not final. Their differences lie in how they advocate for waging war. The style and preparations for war contrast. This is where
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“Flirting with Disaster: An Argument Against Integrating Women into the Combat Arms‚” by Ivan Shook argues that women should not be able to join the infantry‚ it is not biased to a certain gender but explains why women’s contribution in the army is not of best interest to the nation. I can agree with his claim because I believe women do not have the same force capability as men‚ and in active duty it can be a disadvantage to the team. Shooks’ word choice and usage of ethos creates credibility of
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Clausewitz defines victory as overcoming your opponent’s will to resist in order to force him to accept your geo-political position/policy. (CL 94) Clausewitz also correctly points out that both combatants define victory and peace. Even within the pure warfare‚ the defeated gets a vote. (CL 80) Bartholomees broaden the participants to include the perception of noncombatants. (Barth p 31) Both would agree unless the victor is considering a Carthage like solutions‚ defeated people can resist in
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notorious scorched-earth policy. On June 23‚ 1812 Napoleon’s Grande Armee‚ over 500‚000 men strong‚ poured over the Russian border. An equal amount of Russian forces awaited them. The result of the campaign was a surprise. Two authors‚ General carl von Clausewitz and Brett James‚ show similarities in reasons why Napoleon had lost this campaign to Russia.<br><br>Napoleon believed that after a few quick victorious battles‚ he could convince Alexander to return to the Continental System. He also decided that
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result. So it’s very important for military professionals to study various military theorists’ ideology to learn lessons from past and make assessment for future. In this paper I’ll make comparison between the Western reputed theorist Carl von Clausewitz who and the Eastern prominent theorist Sun Tzu. Even though Sun Tzu’s book “The Art of
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According to Clausewitz‚ “war is nothing but a duel on a larger scale… immediate aim is to throw his opponent in order to make him incapable of further resistance” (Clausewitz‚ P75). As a result‚ one of the most important ways to win a war is to know the kind of conflict you’re fighting. It must also include a good understanding of the enemy at hand. For all the compelling reasons‚ that awareness will allow the development of effective strategy encompassing all elements of national power. This argument
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To begin it is perhaps necessary to define the term war. It is described by von Clausewitz as “an act of violence intended to compel our opponent to fulfil our will.” (von Clausewitz‚ 2006‚ p. 141) This historical quote describes how war can be an act of violence that causes others to conform to ideas encouraged by another. To further enhance the definition‚ it can be seen that war must include two or more states or non-state actors and a substantial amount of deaths must occur to define war. War
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why General MacArthur’s request to use A-Bombs on Chinese military forces did not comply with Clausewitz theories in On War was because the outcome of dropping bombs on them would have been very unpredictable of what they might do back‚ there should be a more strategic way of defeating them‚ and there would have been to many civilian deaths. The first reason MacArthur’s request didn’t comply with Clausewitz’ theories is because the Chinese’s revenge back on the U.S. would have been very unpredictable
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insubordinate field commanders‚ and the Northern cause would have possibly been lost if Ulysses Grant and William Sherman had not reached the top as and when they did. * The problem with the earlier commanders was that they were all disciples of Jomini in their ideas‚ and Lincoln was too willing to let them have their way instead of being more forceful in his direction of the war effort. All that being said‚ his strengths far outweighed his weaknesses‚ shown in the points below:
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