Unconventional Conflict: A Modeling Perspective (Hardcover, 2017)

Introduction.- Defining Unconventional Conflict.- Modeling Preliminaries.- Descriptions of Unconventional Conflict.- Types of Operations.- Analyses of Unconventional Conflict.- Modeling Research.- Modeling Constructs.- Technical Modeling Approaches.- Models.- Modeling Requirements.- The DIME/PMESII Paradigm.- PMES Concept.- PMESII Concept.- DIME Concept.- Unified DIME/PMESII+ Paradigm.- Beyond PMESII.- Ontologies.- Ontology Definition.- Sources for the IW Ontology.- Situation-Independent Ontology.- Situation-Dependent Ontology.- A Total Ontology.- Verification, Validation & Accreditation.- V&V of Combat Models.- VV&A of Model Data.- Developing V&V of Unconventional Conflict Models.- VV&A of Unconventional Conflict Models.- Modeling Unconventional Conflict.- Designing the Model.- Culling the Simulation.- Gathering the Data.- VV&A of the Model.- Conclusion.- Bibliography.- Index.