8. Exemplary Implementation of Clausewitz’s Theory and Strategy Consulting

Souchon applies the interpretation of Clausewitz’s war theory to the situations in a selection of wars in the twenty-first century. His basic idea is to use the Fascinating Trinity to initially evaluate key parties in a conflict, compare their individual strength and weaknesses and developing adequate strategies are shown to be assisting substantially in reforming strategic assessments of current conflicts. Five scenarios of historical events such as the war in Afghanistan, 2003 war in Iraq, 2006 war in Lebanon and the incident on the USS Vincennes as well as Operation ANACONDA in Afghanistan in 2002 are analysed as examples of how the pith of Clausewitz’s lines of thought can be applied. Finally, a methodological approach to government-level strategy consulting is presented to substantiate this statement.