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Carl von Clausewitz
![Stop Talking About a ‘Chinese Way of War’ Stop Talking About a ‘Chinese Way of War’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-24-160329.jpg)
Stop Talking About a ‘Chinese Way of War’
By Rick Chersicla
Sun Tzu and Mao Zedong’s teachings do not embody the theoretical underpinnings of a unique Chinese way of war, but rather demonstrate widely held general principles.
![Of Clausewitz and Rupert Smith in Kashmir Of Clausewitz and Rupert Smith in Kashmir](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-14_14-29-06.jpg)
Of Clausewitz and Rupert Smith in Kashmir
By Shawn Snow
How Carl von Clausewitz and Rupert Smith are both at play in Kashmir.
![Pokemon Warfare: The Rise of Military Robots Pokemon Warfare: The Rise of Military Robots](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-16_10-20-36.jpg)
Pokemon Warfare: The Rise of Military Robots
By Shang-su Wu
A reliance on military robotics may not provide the advantages anticipated.
![Outgoing US Defense Secretary Hagel Warns of Limits of Military Power Outgoing US Defense Secretary Hagel Warns of Limits of Military Power](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-26_13-04-59.jpg)
Outgoing US Defense Secretary Hagel Warns of Limits of Military Power
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Hagel's departing shots should be seen as an incentive for self-reflection in the White House.
![Everything You Know About Clausewitz Is Wrong Everything You Know About Clausewitz Is Wrong](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-12_17-42-03.jpg)
Everything You Know About Clausewitz Is Wrong
By James R. Holmes
A botched translation of Clausewitz has had an enduring impact on our thinking on warfare.
![A Clausewitzian View of NATO A Clausewitzian View of NATO](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-09-09_20-53-31.jpg)
A Clausewitzian View of NATO
By James R. Holmes
Allies won't help defend nations that refuse to defend themselves.
![China, War, and the 'Sentiments of a Nation' China, War, and the 'Sentiments of a Nation'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-27_17-13-59.jpg)
China, War, and the 'Sentiments of a Nation'
By Kerry Brown
Clausewitz's writings on the sentimental dimensions of war help explain China's recent moves in the South China Sea.
![The Religious Origins of Western Strategy The Religious Origins of Western Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-16_04-05-36.jpg)
The Religious Origins of Western Strategy
By James R. Holmes
The West’s uneasiness with misdirection might be rooted in Christianity.
![Why China Can’t Rise Quietly Why China Can’t Rise Quietly](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-18_22-32-37.jpg)
Why China Can’t Rise Quietly
By James R. Holmes
China wants to achieve its goals short of war while reaping the propaganda harvest it would get from war.
![Who is Air Power’s Alfred Thayer Mahan? Who is Air Power’s Alfred Thayer Mahan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sizes/thumbnail/3604_52439234c319c.jpg)
Who is Air Power’s Alfred Thayer Mahan?
By James R. Holmes
Air Power is unique in not having a grand theorist on par with Clausewitz or Mahan.
![USS Cowpens and China’s First-Mover Advantage USS Cowpens and China’s First-Mover Advantage](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sizes/thumbnail/PLA.jpg)
USS Cowpens and China’s First-Mover Advantage
By James R. Holmes
The main threat to maritime Asia today is not miscalculation. It’s Beijing’s carefully calculated policies.
![How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love a German Arms Race How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love a German Arms Race](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/18916_52809dd47b84e.jpg)
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love a German Arms Race
Halloween or not, The Naval Diplomat is not scared of a German arms race. Quite the opposite in fact.
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