Does the agent care about changing the will of the “opponent”, or just changing behavior (in my view of intelligence, there’s not much distinction, but that’s not the common approach)? If you care mostly about future behavior rather than internal state, then the “without negotiation” element become meaningless and you’re well on your way toward accepting that “competition” is a more accurate frame than “war”.
Does the agent care about changing the will of the “opponent”, or just changing behavior (in my view of intelligence, there’s not much distinction, but that’s not the common approach)? If you care mostly about future behavior rather than internal state, then the “without negotiation” element become meaningless and you’re well on your way toward accepting that “competition” is a more accurate frame than “war”.