Conflict & War Ontology

Conflict & War captures the multiple pressures and threat that can result in social damage & fundamental destruction.

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DIMENSION 1: SYSTEM STATE

CONFLICT SYSTEMS
1. Human System
2. Natural System
3. Cyber System
4. Intersection of Systems
THREAT MODE
1. Conventional Modes
  - Kinetic, Military, Undersea
  - Biological & Chemical
  - Nuclear
  - Space & Other
2. Cyber Centric
  - Intrusions & Exploitations
  - Cyber Attack
  - Cyber-Physical Attack
  - Others
3. Joint Cyber-Traditional Mode
4. Others
THREAT ACTORS & TARGETS
1. Type & Focus
  - Level-centric
  - Layer-centric
  - Intersection of Level & Layer
  - Others
2. Actors
  - Identity
  - Intent & Capabilities
  - Instruments
  - Others
3. Motivations
  - National Security
  - Political & Strategic Gains
  - Economic & Financial Gains
  - Others
4. Target
  - Layers of the Internet
  - Level of International Relations
  - Intersection of Levels & Layers
  - Dynamics of Change
CONFLICT DYNAMICS
1. Capabilities & Hostilities
  - Antagonizing Hostilities
  - Conventional, Kinetic Activities
  - Information, Trade, Markets & Other
  - Cyber & Other
2. Conflict Mode
  - Deter & Deflect
  - Antagonize & Escalate
  - Attack – Initiate
  - Other
3. Overt Cyber-IR Warfare
  - Cyber Centric War
  - Support to Kinetic War
  - Kinetic Centric War
  - Others
4. Impact
  - Cyber
  - Social
  - Environmental
  - Institutional

DIMENSION 2: PROBLEMS DUE TO CONFLICT & WAR

DAMAGE TO NATURAL SYSTEM
1. Conventional Warfare
  - Direct Impact (Destruction of Terrain)
  - Indirect Impact (Destruction of Human-Made Facilities)
  - Post-War Remnants
  - Other
2. Nuclear, Chemical, Biological Warfare
  - Immediate Effects
  - Long-Term Effects
  - Damage to Life Supporting Properties
  - Generativity of Unknowns
3. Intersection of Damages
4. Others
DAMAGES TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (IR) LEVELS
1. Individual & Populations
  - Wellbeing & Health
  - Habitats
  - Life Support Systems
  - Others
2. State Level Damages
  - Infrastructure Damages
  - Economic Sector & Financial Damages
  - Political System Damages
  - Social Cohesion
3. International Level Damages
  - Scale & Scope
  - Communication, Trade, & Transportation
  - Damages to Society
  - Others
4. Global Cross Level Damages
DAMAGES TO LAYERS
1. Physical Infrastructure
2. Network & Communication
3. Content & Information
4. Other
DAMAGES TO GOVERNANCE & ORDER
1. International (IR) Levels
2. Layers of Internet
3. Intersection of Levels & Layers
4. Generativity

DIMENSION 3: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY RESPONES

STENGHTHEN WARNING & SECRUITY SYSTEMS
1. Threat Assessment
  - Intelligence
  - Detection
  - Diffusion
  - Others
2. Communication Protection
3. Security Systems Protection
  - Cyber Security
  - Environmental Security
  - Society & State Security
  - Human Security
4. Others
NATIONAL RESPONSE TYPE
1. Deterrence & Diplomacy
2. Military & Strategic Responses
  - Modes & Responses
  - Protection of Information Environment
  - Joint Operations
  - Others
3. Organizations for Cyber Operations
  - United States (US)
  - US Allies
  - US Adversaries
  - Others
4. Cyber Forces
  - Command & Control
  - Cross-Military Operations
  - Information Operations
  - Others
MILITARY ENGAGEMENT TYPE
1. Modes & Responses
  - Initiation
  - Scalability
  - Portability
  - Others
2. Major Operations
  - Deterrence
  - Offense
  - Defense
  - Defend Forward
3. Joint Operations
4. Others
RESILIENCE & CAPABILTY BUILDING
1. System-wide Focus
2. Focused & Targeted
3. Networks
4. Others

DIMENSION 4: SOCIO-ECONOMIC & POLITICAL RESPONSES

ENHANCE ANALYTICAL CAPABILITIES
1. Control Point Analysis
  - Process Tracing
  - Decision Point & Actors
  - Examine System Change
  - Others
2. Modelling & Simulation
  - What is?
  - What if?
  - Problem Focus
  - Process Focus
3. Analytics for Cyber-IR System Resilience
4. Others
NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES
1. United States (US) National Measures
  - Cybersecurity Acts
  - Presidential Executive Orders (EXORDs)
  - National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs)
  - Others
2. European Union National Measures
3. Asia National Measures
4. Africa & Other National Measures
RESPONSE MODES
1. Diplomacy & Negotiation
2. Coordinates CERTs
3. Market Based Measures for Conflict Management
4. Others
POST-CONFLICT INITIATIVES
1. Rebuilding
  - Physical Infrastructure & Networks
  - Environmental Remediation
  - Security Measures
  - Others
2. Resilience & Restitution
  - Repatriation & Safe Supports
  - Protection Measures
  - Anticipation
  - Social Support
3. Conflict Management
4. Others