Factors Shaping the Employment of Military Force from the Perspective of the War in Ukraine

The study presents a meritorious view of the traditional operational factors of space, time and force. On the background of the first and second phases of the War in Ukraine, it examines how the relevant factors shape the use of military force in operations, clarifies their mutual correlation, interference, application connections and also causality. The results of the study demonstrate the necessity of a correct and holistic perception of operational factors for effective deployment and employment of military forces in the contemporary operating environment. The main benefit of the study, applying the heuristic and inventive function of analogy from the open sources of available identified knowledge from the deployment of military forces in the War in Ukraine, is the mediation of model examples of a comprehensive vision of the effects of how operational factors shape the use of military force in contemporary high-intensity warfare operations

Use of methods for decision-making support in anti-terrorism operations

 USE OF METHODS FOR DECISION-MAKING SUPPORT IN ANTI-TERRORISM OPERATIONSThere are not any predefined common military planning processes of military antiterrorism operations at the tactical level within NATO member states. Each country defines its own planning and decision making processes mainly based on the allied publications AJP-5 and COPD. Despite the fact that each country phases the military planning process according to its own procedures and also names each phase differently, there is almost the same background philosophy. Strict definition combined with simpler phases alternation of more complicated tasks with simpler tasks of the military planning process within NATO member states will speed up the military planning process. This thesis describes the military planning process, its tools and common methods used during the decision making process with the main emphasis on the evaluation of the current status. The main goal of this thesis is to propose a new method for the Matrix of Criteria, its test by experiment and integration and incorporation into common military processes. Also, the goal of this thesis is to use this Matrix of Criteria during the military planning process, especially during the course of action comparison, evaluation, and approval step which will make this step simpler and also will focus the attention and the effort of each evaluator staff officer closer to their professional military branch. USE OF METHODS FOR DECISION-MAKING SUPPORT IN ANTI-TERRORISM OPERATIONSThere are not any predefined common military planning processes of military antiterrorism operations at the tactical level within NATO member states. Each country defines its own planning and decision making processes mainly based on the allied publications AJP-5 and COPD. Despite the fact that each country phases the military planning process according to its own procedures and also names each phase differently, there is almost the same background philosophy. Strict definition combined with simpler phases alternation of more complicated tasks with simpler tasks of the military planning process within NATO member states will speed up the military planning process. This thesis describes the military planning process, its tools and common methods used during the decision making process with the main emphasis on the evaluation of the current status. The main goal of this thesis is to propose a new method for the Matrix of Criteria, its test by experiment and integration and incorporation into common military processes. Also, the goal of this thesis is to use this Matrix of Criteria during the military planning process, especially during the course of action comparison, evaluation, and approval step which will make this step simpler and also will focus the attention and the effort of each evaluator staff officer closer to their professional military branch