Well, the correct clusterfuck management strategy really depends on your position relative to the clusterfuck. If you're a ruler I'd advise making sure you have a bigger army or more allies than the opposition. If you don't, there's always bribes to fall back on. For someone like you, I'd advise high-tailing it to a neutral territory. For an ordinary peon, I'd advise keeping your head down and making sure you're too young/old/ill for the draft. For a lawyer I'd say if Doriath side asked for advice, I'd politely ask them what they've been smoking and point out that all the sapphires in Taniquetil wouldn't be a high enough fee to compensate for the risk of irritating a Fëanorian. If it were the Fëanorian asking, I'd say, "Yes, m'lord, what do you need?"