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    Crime and Security Studies

    Topic of Assignment:

    The Art of War

    Submitted by Aks-e-Zafar (50)

    The Art of War is a famous book written by Chinese War General named Sun Tzu who
    described War strategies in form of 13 chapters. It was written in 5 th century BC but is quite
    relevant still in order to understand conflicts and security strategies. Following are some major
    quotations from the book along with examples and references.

    1. “If you know the enemy and you know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred
    battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also
    suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every
    battle”
    In this quote, Sun Tzu points towards the importance of knowing yourself and your enemy while
    going for a war. It means knowing everything including strengths, weaknesses, mode of
    operations, preferences, traits etc. It is believed that if you know yourself in such aspects, it is
    half the victory.
    As far as the enemy is concerned, to win your enemy, you must become him, to think like him,
    to act like him. In that way you can be one step before him and defeat him before even starts to
    act.
    The whole strategy is about using your own strengths beneficially, avoiding his strengths,
    employing your weaknesses and not exposing your own weaknesses.

    For instance, if a person knows that its enemy is of choleric temper, he will seek to irritate him
    because he knows that he has the ability to do so. He may pretend to be weak that will make his
    enemy arrogant. This will eventually leads to his fall.

    During world war, US observed the war and its parties before officially entering the conflict. It
    knew everything about the countries involved that gave it leverage over its opponents.

    2. “All warfare is based on deception.”


    The goal of any conflict is to control your opponent and overcome them. Controlling their beliefs
    about your abilities helps you understand their assumptions and plan a strategy accordingly.
    Deception includes feigning weakness when you are strong or professing ignorance when you
    are informed. Appearing to be weak, unprepared, or small in size can lure your opponent into
    traps and make them susceptible to misguided actions or responses.
    For instance, creating a scenario where only a small portion of your force is visible can mislead
    opponents into thinking they outnumber or out arm you. When they prepare an attack under that
    guise, they will be ill-prepared for the full strength of your forces.
    In the 1991 Gulf War, the Coalition forces practiced amphibious landings, letting Sadam Hussain
    believe they would invade from the sea. So he kept a large force close to the sea area, ready to
    defend. Of course, Coalition forces then swept in from the left flank, catching Iraqi troops
    looking the wrong way.
    It can also refer to the breaking of the siege of Troy with the Trojan horse, although it was
    argued that it is morally and tactically the better choice to meet the Trojans head on in combat
    without resort to ruse.

    3. “Who wishes to fight must first count the cost”


    Waging war is very costly. The cost of war is always huge that all the involved parties must pay.
    It is believed that the best strategy is to avoid the war but if it becomes unavoidable, a person
    must count the cost of it if he wishes to fight.
    The cost of war includes the financial burden, time restrictions, resource depletion and the cost
    of human life. A person must draw strategy accordingly if he wishes to combat the enemy. If he
    knows the cost is higher than the gains, he should avoid it. But if he wishes to fight, he needs to
    count, act and reduce the cost.
    For instance, Russia counted the cost before invading Ukraine that he will bear consequences
    from Europe but he knew that tactics to counter them. That is the reason Russia is still in Ukraine
    without any major lose.

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