An Ontology of Modern Conflict : Springer : 9783030532130 : 3030532135 : 11 Nov 2020 : This volume develops and describes an ontology of modern conflict. Modern conflict is a complex adaptive system. As such, it exhibits emergent properties, or properties that are not predictable from simple descriptions of the system.  The Modern Conflict Ontology (MCO) creates a structure for collecting and analyzing information regarding both conventional and unconventional conflict in the face of uncertainty.   The first three chapters of the book begin the discussion of the MCO.  The first chapter introduces the foundational concepts. The second chapter discusses modern conflict in detail. The third chapter provides an overview of ontologies in sufficient detail to make the rest of the book understandable, but without covering the minutia of the subject. The next ten chapters describe the parts of the MCO.  Each part is a sub-ontology and is discussed in detail, including connections to the other