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Descriptions of Unconventional Conflict

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Unconventional Conflict

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In this chapter, we expand on the definition of unconventional conflict given in the introduction (Chapter 1) by enumerating the many types of operations that are contained in this domain, presenting the results of some relevant analyses, and citing numerous works on the various parts of the domain. The earlier accounts of various types of operations cited in this chapter are more frequently purely descriptive. Later accounts incorporate analysis and some modeling, indicating a growth in understanding.

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Hartley, D.S. (2017). Descriptions of Unconventional Conflict. In: Unconventional Conflict. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51935-7_2

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