Sword of Sun Tzu in The Perspective of Free and Active Political

Hotma Ivan  Sirait; Arief Rachman; Sutrimo Sumarlan

doi:10.47310/iarjhss.2022.v03i01.002

Hotma Ivan Sirait Indonesia Defense University
Arief Rachman Indonesia Defense University
Sutrimo Sumarlan Indonesia Defense University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjhss.2022.v03i01.002

Keywords: Sun Tzu, Free and Active Principles, Foreign Policy, State Goals, Diplomacy Initiatives, War Paradigm.

Abstract

This paper explains that one of the theories in Sun Tzu's art of war can be applied in various aspects of life related to solving problems or conflicts through peace. In this paper, the theory of the “sheathed sword” as the highest skill will be juxtaposed with free and active politics related to the pattern used in world peace efforts. The principle of free and active in Sun Tzu's art of war is described as the collaboration of two reliable ways to acquire a supreme skill. This paper will also describe how Sun Tzu's art of war becomes a reference for various aspects of conflict resolution and how free and active politics sees it as an art of "war" with the highest skill.