Strategy as Problem-Solving
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20139697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Ossie Carr (0000-0003-3258-4269, corresponding author), Andrew Carr (0000-0002-8934-8526) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-1723 • E-ISSN: 0031-1723 |
| Publisher | United States Army War College Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.55540/0031-1723.3276 |
| OpenAlex | W4392618414 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
This article proposes a new definition of strategy as problem-solving that challenges the focus on goals and assumptions of order within many post–Cold War approaches to strategy. It argues that the military needs strategy to diagnose the complex problems of the twenty-first century before they can be solved. Inspired by practitioners such as Andrew Marshall and George F. Kennan, this new definition clarifies what strategists do and offers a logic for distinguishing the use of the term strategy. Practitioners will also find problem-solving tools and pedagogies they can adopt today
Economics · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Focus (optics) · George (robot) · Management science · Military strategy · Operations research · Order (exchange) · Political science · Sociology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Engineering · Law · Military History and Strategy · Philosophy
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |