Clausewitz versus Sun Zi. Spór o polityczne i strategiczne realia współczesnej wojny.
Clausewitz versus Sun Tzu. Dispute Over the Political and Strategic Realities of Contemporary War
Author(s): Damian WinczewskiSubject(s): Public Law, Diplomatic history, Military history, Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Dolnośląskiej Szkoły Wyższej
Keywords: War and Politics;Strategy;Nature of War;Carl von Clausewitz;Sun Tzu;
Summary/Abstract: The article is an attempt to answer the question about the character of contemporary war by outlining a counterpoint between the strategic thought of the two most valued classics of military thought - Sun Tzu and Carl von Clausewitz. The author analyses interpretations of contemporary armed conflicts, which preach the obsolescence of Clausewitz's strategic thought and the transition to a postmodern paradigm based on Sun Tzu theses. The article argues with this approach, defending the legitimacy of the elements of political and military strategy used in past conflicts based on the Clausewitzian paradigm, as well as the universality of the Prussian general's theses on the philosophical nature of war.
Journal: Rocznik Bezpieczeństwa Międzynarodowego
- Issue Year: 13/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 130-148
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Polish