This book describes the ontology structure types of actors their potential actions and ways
that actions can affect the things that are part of the conflict. An ontology of unconventional
conflict supports the understanding of unconventional conflict in general. It also provides a
tool for understanding and investigating a particular unconventional conflict. The ontology
specifies the relations among the elements and supports creating a description of a particular
situation. Unconventional conflict spans the range from natural disasters through human
disagreements to irregular warfare (up to conventional war). Unconventional conflict involves
damage to things and injuries to people however the critical factors are the actions
reactions and opinions of people including political military economic social
infrastructure and information components. This ontology supports and will appeal to military
strategists political scientists economists and politicians in understanding their planning
for and managing of these conflicts.
