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Strategic studies

the account of war, from Clausewitz, as shaped by three tendencies: violence and passion, chance and probability, and subordination to political reason.

In strategic studies, Clausewitzian trinity refers to the account of war, from Clausewitz, as shaped by three tendencies: violence and passion, chance and probability, and subordination to political reason. This meaning comes from Clausewitz (1991) in On War.[1]

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References

Clausewitz, C. v. (1991). On War. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781477651995

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