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`Friend or foe’ and decision making initiative in complex conflict environments

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  • Mathew Zuparic
  • Sergiy Shelyag
  • Maia Angelova
  • Ye Zhu
  • Alexander Kalloniatis

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We present a novel mathematical model of two adversarial forces in the vicinity of a non-combatant population in order to explore the impact of each force pursuing specific decision-making strategies. Each force has the opportunity to draw support by enabling the decision-making initiative of the population, in tension with maintaining tactical and organisational effectiveness over their adversary. Each dynamic model component of force, population and decision-making, is defined by the archetypal Lanchester, Lotka-Volterra and Kuramoto-Sakaguchi models, with feedback between each component adding heterogeneity. Developing a scheme where cultural factors determine decision-making strategies for each force, this work highlights the parametric and topological factors that influence favourable results in a non-linear system where physical outcomes are highly dependent on the non-physical and cognitive nature of each force’s intended strategy.

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  • Mathew Zuparic & Sergiy Shelyag & Maia Angelova & Ye Zhu & Alexander Kalloniatis, 2023. "`Friend or foe’ and decision making initiative in complex conflict environments," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(2), pages 1-27, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0281169
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281169
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