Politics

POINTER

The Strategy Bridge: Linking the Tactical and Operational Battles to the National Interests

In this essay, the author contends that in order to effectively achieve its political goals, a state has to strategically bridge its political goals with its military decision planning. He discusses some of these ‘strategy bridges’ employed throughout history and examines case studies of how various wartime figureheads have aligned their states’ overall political goals with its military decision, with varying levels of success. Through these case studies, he notes that military tactical and operational level victories do not necessarily equate to a nation’s political victory.