Treść książki
Przejdź do opcji czytnikaPrzejdź do nawigacjiPrzejdź do informacjiPrzejdź do stopki
REVIEW
ByronHARPER
ProfessionalsfromallimaginablesectorsfrequentlyreferenceSunTzu’s
dictumregardingknowledgeofone’sselfandtheenemyasaprescription
forsuccessinanycompetitiveendeavour.Commonlyoverlooked,however,is
theancientphilosopher-general’scomplimentaryobservationthat“complete
victory”alsorequiresknowledgeof“heavenandearth”;i.e.,theenvironment.
Laudably,the“WHITENOISE”StrategicDecisionGamedoesnotneglect
theenvironmentaldimension.Indeed,themasterfullyassemblesallthree
componentsofSunTzu’sformulatocreateadecision-makingexercisethat
isuniqueinthefieldofinternationalrelations.Theconceptof“whitenoise”
,
aspresentedintheguide,providesplayerswithalogicalframeworkforun-
derstandingthedistortionsnefariousactorscontinuouslyintroducetotheen-
vironmentintheirefforttoimpedeeffectivedecisionmakinganddiplomacy.
Thoughfoundationaltothediplomaticprocess,environmentalanalysisis
notjustthe“WhiteNoise”exerciseobjective.Playersmustalsounderstand
themselvesandtheircompetitorsincontextofforeignaffairs.Addingauseful
degreeofcomplexity,thegamecallsuponplayerstoexercisediplomatic
andinformationalinstrumentsofpower,bothunilaterallyandthrough
intergovernmentalorganisations,suchastheUnitedNations,NATOand
theEuropeanUnion.Alsonotableisthe’suseoffictitiousscenarios,infused
withactualcontemporaryexamples,tobridgethegapbetweentheoryand
practice,andthuscreatearealisticproblem-solvingexperience.
