داوود گلکاریان

War is regarded as a natural phenomenon and it has always been a part of human’s social life and follows some principles that taken from previous experiences. War principles are a series of general regulations that have the responsibility of the war guidance. Also, the doctrine expresses the way of organizing the battle, movement and establishment of the forces, maneuver in the battle and supporting in order to overcome the enemy. The main purpose of this research is recognizing the similarities and differences between war principle and doctrine. The method is used in this paper, had been qualitative method and its type are applicable. The researcher has evaluated various sources and several articles that covered different aspects of the subject and used by the Delphi technique. 22 comments of wisdom persons in this research are gathered and analyzed. The research is applicable kind, and the method used is a survey. The researcher gathered the information through searching the resources at hand, and the open ended question. One of the findings of the article is that war principles and doctrines are both considered as a kind of regulation but the principle is steadier and more general. The doctrine is dynamic and is being revised continuously and demonstrates the military performance of the armed forces, but not the cause of them. The doctrine is based upon the war principle of armed forces that determines their performance.