Clausewitz’s “Wondrous Trinity” as a Coordinate System of War and Violent Conflict

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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 attri...

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Main Author: Andreas Herberg-Rothe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bielefeld 2009-12-01
Series:International Journal of Conflict and Violence
Online Access:https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/2786
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spelling doaj-a69266faadde443889d81dadc6debb142020-11-25T01:27:49ZengUniversity of BielefeldInternational Journal of Conflict and Violence1864-13852009-12-013210.4119/ijcv-2786Clausewitz’s “Wondrous Trinity” as a Coordinate System of War and Violent ConflictAndreas Herberg-RotheRather 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.https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/2786
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Clausewitz’s “Wondrous Trinity” as a Coordinate System of War and Violent Conflict
International Journal of Conflict and Violence
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title_short Clausewitz’s “Wondrous Trinity” as a Coordinate System of War and Violent Conflict
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series International Journal of Conflict and Violence
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description 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.
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