Center for European Policy Analysis: Fog of War - Defeat and Victory
September 03, 2025
September 03, 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Sept. 2, 2025:
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Fog of War: Defeat and Victory
Decisive outcomes on the battlefield are rare; what comes next matters more.
By Edward Lucas
In war, argued Carl von Clausewitz, "the result is never final". Carthaginians would doubtless disagree: the Roman empire's victory in 146 BC brought their enslavement and the c . . .
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Fog of War: Defeat and Victory
Decisive outcomes on the battlefield are rare; what comes next matters more.
By Edward Lucas
In war, argued Carl von Clausewitz, "the result is never final". Carthaginians would doubtless disagree: the Roman empire's victory in 146 BC brought their enslavement and the c . . .