u and Clausewitz provide useful guidance for determining the object of a strategy. In armed conflict, on the operational level, Clausewitz provides concrete guidance on how to develop strategy. On the strategic level, before and during armed conflict, Sun Tzu provides means for achieving victory with minimal physical losses. An attempt to derive which theorists provides the most useful guidance ignores the inherent differences resident in each mans unique approach and can only be considered as it applies to ones own individual context.Take for example our present day context. War today, because of advances in weaponry that make war more violent and destructive than it has ever been, has been a circumstance that nations have attempted to avoid. The potential economic and human losses are just too costly to sustain. In this environment, many world leaders have sought to achieve their objectives through non-violent means. If the goal is to achieve victory in this sense, at the lowest costs, then Sun Tzu may be the more appropriate guide....
