Offensive (Seize, retain, and exploit the initiative).

Objective (Direct every military operation towards a clearly defined, decisive, and attainable objective).

Secondary Trinity – People, Army, and Government – Clausewitz.

Primary Trinity – (1) primordial violence, hatred, and enmity (2) the play of chance and probability and (3) war's element of subordination to rational policy – Clausewitz.

Positive ends – The possibility of taking advantage of a new security environment to create conditions for long-term peace – Wass de Czege.

Paradoxical nature – The nature of strategy is a paradoxical and does not follow a linear pattern – Luttwak.

An entity (whether an individual or an organization) that can process this cycle quickly, observing and reacting to unfolding events more rapidly than an opponent, can thereby 'get inside' the opponent's decision cycle and gain the advantage – Boyd

OODA loop – Decision-making occurs in a recurring cycle of observe-orient-decide-act.

Moral ascendancy – Moral force is the trump card for any military event because as events change the human elements of war remain unchanged – Du Piq.Iron Calculus of War – Resistance = Means x Will – Clausewitz.Golden Bridge – To leave an opponent an opportunity to withdraw in order to not force them to act out of desperation – Sun Tzu.Fog, friction, chance – War is characterized by fog, friction, and chance.Expediency – War is a matter of expedients – von Moltke.DIME(FIL) – The elements of national power diplomacy, information, military, and economics, often included are financial, intelligence, and law enforcement see MIDLIFE.Decisive point – A geographic place, specific key event, critical system, or function that allows commanders to gain a marked advantage over an enemy and greatly influence the outcome of an attack.Culminating point – The point at which a military force is no longer able to perform its operations.Center of gravity (military) – The hub of all power and movement on which everything depends, the point at which all energies should be directed.Budget like a business – Ensure there is sufficient funds and revenue streams to finish the war.Asymmetric costs – ensure the cost of enemy losses (or objectives) is at least an order of magnitude higher than the costs of attacking.Salaries – Always pay your troops on time.Military strategies are methods of arranging and maneuvering large bodies of military forces during armed conflicts.Ĭoncepts Economic concepts

This article is a list of military strategies and concepts that are commonly recognized and referenced.

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