Warfare of Position: When the Decisive Struggle Precedes the First Shot
Journal: Military Strategy Magazine
Year: 2026

This article argues that war of position constitutes a distinct philosophy of warfare in which information warfare and sociocultural struggle, rather than physical violence, form the decisive effort. Drawing on Gramsci, contemporary strategic theory and historical and modern cases, it demonstrates how actors shape legitimacy, identity and interpretation within civil society to determine whether violence will succeed, fail, or become unnecessary. By situating war of position within a broader meta