What Carl Might Have Said About Terrorism: How Strategic Theory can Enlighten an Essentially Contested Debate
Journal: Military Strategy Magazine
Year: 2018

Contemporary discussions about terrorism are subject to endless distortions that render the term of doubtful analytical utility. However, the application of strategic theory can rescue the word from concept stretching and the constant attempt to occlude a tactical practice with moral judgements, and thereby restore its explanatory value. By asking what Carl von Clausewitz would have made of all the fuss about terrorism, this study reveals a number of fallacies that frequently encumber both popul