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War as a Means of Resolving International Disputes
What capability problem does War as a Means of Resolving International Disputes address for European deterrence, readiness and strategic autonomy?
War is a means of resolving, through force, political, economic, or territorial disputes that words have failed to settle.
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War is a means of resolving, through force, political, economic, or territorial disputes that words have failed to settle. When diplomacy collapses and political negotiation produces no results, war becomes the instrument through which states attempt to resolve the controversy. In this sense, war is the continuation of politics, and politics is the art of reconciling conflicting interests within a shared framework.
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When diplomacy collapses and political negotiation produces no results, war becomes the instrument through which states attempt to resolve the controversy.
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