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Explicit/implicit aims:
* Explicit war aims may involve published policy decisions.
* Implicit war aims can take the form of minutes of discussion, memoranda and instructions.

Positive/negative aims:
* "Positive war aims" cover tangible outcomes.
* "Negative war aims" forestall or prevent undesired outcomes.

War aims can change in the course of conflict and may eventually morph into "peace conditions" - the minimal conditions under which a state may cease to wage a particular war.

Effects

Conflict zones

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