Friction of War

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexiconthings going wrong
Executive Parlanceoperational chaos
Scholarly Discourseexecution entropy
Babel ZenithFog of War
Origin: Military Theory

Etymology & Meaning

The uncertainty in situational awareness experienced in operations.

In the Boardroom

Accepting that the launch will have unexpected problems.

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