Military theorist Carl von Clausewitz described war as a realm permeated by friction, incomplete information and uncertainty. The “fog of war,” as it has come to be known, makes it impossible to make informed decisions under conditions of rapid change, deception and imperfect visibility. If anything, modern military doctrine has accentuated the problem as more […]
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