Realists ask, of what use is a large economy if it is not used for the expansion towards preponderance of militaire might?
War is an act of violence to compel our opponent to
submit to our will; in famous words, it is not a mere act of policy but ‘a true
political instrument, a continuation of political activity by other means’
(Clausewitz 1976: 87).
But, what is the state of a Nation-state's foreign policy sans its military?
Happy Armed Forces Remembrance Day
