The problem of expertise in strategic studies

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

International Studies

Document Type

Other

Source Title

Strategic Analysis

Volume

39

Issue

5

First Page

527

Last Page

534

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Abstract

Strategic geniuses are natural strategic thinkers even without much guidance. While the complexity of strategy makes it extremely difficult to formulate and execute, geniuses like Prussian General Carl von Clausewitz or Chinese General Sun Tzu were successful in developing strategies that are still relevant today. However, as strategic history suggests, military strategists do not need to be geniuses to succeed in creating decisive strategies.Strategists only need sufficient expertise to be able to outthink and out manoeuvre their adversaries. Regrettably, strategic expertise has been elusive because existing strategic education and training has not provided the skills and knowledge that are necessary for developing the potential of future strategists. This problem is manifested by the clear absence of academic literature on strategic education and the unreliable performance of public officials

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1080/09700161.2015.1069979

Disciplines

International Relations

Keywords

Strategy

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