Inside the Modern War Room: Strategy, Chaos, and the Ghost of Clausewitz

The past whispers through glowing screens, reminding us that the human element in war never fades.

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Oct 05, 2025

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If Carl von Clausewitz were alive today, he would not recognize our weapons, but he would recognize our confusion. The Prussian strategist who defined war as “the continuation of policy by other means” would see the same timeless forces at play beneath the surface of modern geopolitics: ambition, fear, pride, and uncertainty.

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