This paper presents a model with a holistic view on the forces governing a “typical” large-scalepolitico-military conflict. As such, the model could be used to highlight various consequences ofnational decision-making in real-life conflicts such as e.g. the USA-Iraq conflict, the Israel/Arabconflict and so on. However, the model itself is designed in a very simplistic fashion, so that itwill never provide decisive solutions to any specific conflict – still it gives very generalguidelines that may apply to any international security conflict. The model is currently underdevelopment, and a prototype has been tested on 74 students at the Norwegian Defence StaffCollege (FSTS). Students report that the model succeeds in focusing on the holistic view, thecritical ability to see military and political means as an inseparable whole, and the importance ofthe decision-making group having a common understanding of the situation.
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