STRATEGY: THE SYNERGY OF THREE. STRATEGY: MORE THAN THE SUM OF THREE
STRATEGY: THE SYNERGY OF THREE. STRATEGY: MORE THAN THE SUM OF THREE
Author(s): Daniel PetrescuSubject(s): International relations/trade
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: strategy; means; ways; ends; synergy; comprehensiveness; integration;
Summary/Abstract: In the author’s opinion, strategy is an intellectual and practical endeavour, encompassing the art and science of achieving vital interests by an individual, organisation, state or international entity, usually against an opponent, through a comprehensive process of defining ends, articulating ways, developing and employing means, in an integrated manner and with a long-term perspective. The development of strategy proves to be an equally practical and intellectual endeavour. To conclude, the author writes that the essence of strategy rests on a comprehensive, integrated relationship between ends, ways and means. Achieving a vital interest, be it at individual, state or multinational level, can only be done through a comprehensive process of defining ends, articulating ways, developing and employing means, in an integrated manner and with a long-term perspective.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 147-152
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English