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===Application outside the military=== Some of the book's admirers claim that it has a variety of applications in a myriad of competitive non-military endeavors across the modern world including espionage, culture, politics, business, and sports.<ref>{{cite book |last1 = McNeilly |first1 = Mark R. |year = 2015 |title = Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=yVFjBAAAQBAJ |edition = updated |publisher = Oxford University Press |page = 301 |isbn = 9780199957859 |access-date = 14 December 2022 |quote = Sun Tzu is not talking about 'news' here but about espionage affairs, or matters or plans relating to espionage. }}</ref><ref name=wp>{{citation|last= Scott|first= Wilson|title=Obama meets privately with Jewish leaders|date=7 March 2013|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-meets-privately-with-jewish-leaders/2013/03/07/dd95b4ca-8733-11e2-999e-5f8e0410cb9d_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|location=Washington, D.C.|access-date=22 May 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724060741/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-03-07/politics/37535039_1_nuclear-weapons-jewish-leaders-president-obama|archive-date=24 July 2013}}</ref><ref name=UPI>{{citation|title=Obama to challenge Israelis on peace|work=United Press International|date=8 March 2013|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/03/08/Obama-to-challenge-Israelis-on-peace/UPI-70151362729600/|access-date=22 May 2013|archive-date=27 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127055352/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/03/08/Obama-to-challenge-Israelis-on-peace/UPI-70151362729600/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Business">{{citation|last=Garner|first=Rochelle|title=Oracle's Ellison Uses 'Art of War' in Software Battle With SAP|date=16 October 2006|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aFA0SRsqGq04|work=Bloomberg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020122222/https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aFA0SRsqGq04|url-status=dead|access-date=18 May 2013|archive-date=20 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=Football>{{citation|last=Hack|first=Damon|title=For Patriots' Coach, War Is Decided Before Game|newspaper=The New York Times|date=3 February 2005|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/03/sports/football/03belichick.html|access-date=18 May 2013|archive-date=18 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118173749/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/03/sports/football/for-patriots-coach-waris-decided-before-game.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Some business books have claimed to see metaphorical parallels from The Art of War to [[office politics]] and corporate business strategy.<ref>Michaelson, Gerald. "Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules." Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2001</ref><ref>McNeilly, Mark. "Sun Tzu and the Art of Business : Six Strategic Principles for Managers. New York:Oxford University Press, 1996.</ref><ref>Krause, Donald G. "The Art of War for Executives: Ancient Knowledge for Today's Business Professional." New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 1995.</ref> Some Japanese companies make the book required reading for their key [[corporate officer|executives]].<ref>Kammerer, Peter. [https://www.scmp.com/article/545583/art-negotiation "The Art of Negotiation."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715180558/https://www.scmp.com/article/545583/art-negotiation |date=15 July 2019 }} South China Morning Post (21 April 2006) p. 15</ref> Entrepreneurs and corporate executives have turned to it for inspiration and advice on how to succeed in competitive business situations. The book has also been applied to the field of education.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Jeffrey | first1 = D | year = 2010 | title = A Teacher Diary Study to Apply Ancient Art of War Strategies to Professional Development | journal = The International Journal of Learning | volume = 7 | issue = 3| pages = 21β36 }}</ref> ''The Art of War'' has been the subject of legal books<ref>Barnhizer, David. ''The Warrior Lawyer: Powerful Strategies for Winning Legal Battles'' Irvington-on-Hudson, NY: Bridge Street Books, 1997.</ref> and legal articles on the trial process, including negotiation tactics and trial strategy.<ref>Balch, Christopher D., "The Art of War and the Art of Trial Advocacy: Is There Common Ground?" (1991), 42 Mercer L. Rev. 861β73</ref><ref>Beirne, Martin D. and Scott D. Marrs, ''[http://library.findlaw.com/2005/Dec/28/231115.html The Art of War and Public Relations: Strategies for Successful Litigation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711081533/http://library.findlaw.com/2005/Dec/28/231115.html |date=11 July 2012 }}''</ref><ref>Pribetic, Antonin I., [http://ssrn.com/abstract=981886 "The Trial Warrior: Applying Sun Tzu's The Art of War to Trial Advocacy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118173713/https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=981886 |date=18 January 2024 }} 21 April 2007</ref><ref>Solomon, Samuel H., [https://web.archive.org/web/20140416210012/http://www.doar.com/apps/uploads/literature13_art_of_war.pdf "The Art of War: Pursuing Electronic Evidence as Your Corporate Opportunity"] 2002</ref> The book ''[[The 48 Laws of Power]]'' by [[Robert Greene (American author)|Robert Greene]] has many quotations from ''The Art of War''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/330912/the-48-laws-of-power-by-robert-greene/9780140280197|access-date=27 October 2020|website=Penguin Random House Canada|language=en|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031015807/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/330912/the-48-laws-of-power-by-robert-greene/9780140280197|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Art of War'' has also been applied in sports. [[National Football League]] coach [[Bill Belichick]], record holder of the most [[Super Bowl]] wins in history, has stated on multiple occasions his admiration for ''The Art of War''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lauletta |first=Tyler |date=6 December 2019 |title=Bill Belichick explains how advice from Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War' helped build the Patriots dynasty |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-belichick-says-the-art-of-war-helped-build-patriots-dynasty-2019-12 |access-date=5 June 2020 |website=Business Insider |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731040109/https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-belichick-says-the-art-of-war-helped-build-patriots-dynasty-2019-12 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 February 2005 |others=The New York Times |title=Put crafty Belichick's patriot games down to the fine art of war |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/put-crafty-belichicks-patriot-games-down-to-the-fine-art-of-war-20050204-gdkmii.html |url-access=limited |access-date=5 June 2020 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-date=22 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122022347/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/put-crafty-belichicks-patriot-games-down-to-the-fine-art-of-war-20050204-gdkmii.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Brazil]]ian [[association football]] coach [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]] actively used ''The Art of War'' for Brazil's successful [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]] campaign. During the tournament Scolari put passages of ''The Art of War'' underneath his players' doors at night.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campos |first=Celso de Jr. |date=1 July 2011 |title=Luiz Felipe Scolari: One-on-One |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/luiz-felipe-scolari-one-one |access-date=5 June 2020 |website=[[FourFourTwo]] |archive-date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302010609/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/luiz-felipe-scolari-one-one |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/mind-games-reach-new-high-as-scolari-studies-art-of-war-95223.html | work=Irish Independent | first=Henry | last=Winter | title=Mind games reach new high as Scolari studies art of war | date=29 June 2006 | access-date=30 April 2011 | archive-date=20 July 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720234637/http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/mind-games-reach-new-high-as-scolari-studies-art-of-war-95223.html | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Playing To Win'' by [[David Sirlin]] analyses applications of the ideas from ''The Art of War'' in modern esports.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sirlin |first=David| title=Playing to Win | publisher=lulu.com| year=2005 | isbn=978-1411666795}}</ref> ''The Art of War'' was released in 2014 as an [[e-book]] companion alongside the Art of War [[Downloadable content|DLC]] for [[Europa Universalis IV]], a PC strategy game by [[Paradox Development Studios]], with a foreword by Thomas Johansson.
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