01063nas a2200217   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003260001800044653001300062653001000075653001500085653001400100653002000114653001300134653001300147653001500160100002100175245005600196520059300252       2020                            d  cNovember 202010aconflict10agoals10ahard power10ainterests10alessons learned10aprotests10asecurity10asoft power1 aVenelin Georgiev00aOn Conflicts, Interests, Goals, Power, and Security3 a <p>&nbsp;For people who are results-oriented, there are two basic rules. The first says that what is important is to achieve the goal, not the effort spent or the time wasted. Achieving the goal in practice means defending the interests in the course of a conflict with the help of adequate means, including power if necessary. The metric for achieving the goal is the security desired and sought by the subjects whose interests are defended with the tools of power. The second rule states that regardless of the result achieved, a benefit can be derived from the lessons learned.</p>