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Item Open Access Eradicating terrorism in asymmetric conflict: the role and essence of military deterrence(Routledge, 2020) Coşar, Mustafa; Cafnik-Uludağ, PetraThis study quantitatively and qualitatively analyzes the impact and effectiveness of Turkey’s deterrence-oriented incapacitation effort throughout Turkey’s PKK conflict (1984–2018). By employing vector autoregressive (VAR) analysis, this study quantitatively finds that incapacitation did not reduce PKK violence over the long term and yielded a short-term counterproductive effect. Descriptive analysis asserts that while incapacitation had important mid-term deterring effects, it did not have any sustainable mitigation on the PKK insurrection. This is because, as this study argues, these deterrent impacts were not strategically converted into political gains/results. Considering the latest phase of the conflict, in which Turkey’s intra-state strife has become increasingly regionalized and lately internationalized in military and political terms with the emergence of the Syrian civil war, particularly the rise of the People’s Protection Units (YPG), this study claims that the sole application of an incapacitation-oriented eliminationist approach has become less relevant and less effective. The study suggests that deterrence should be considered within the strategic tit-for-tat game to force/compel the non-state actor to make the conflict more manageable by transforming it in a strategic way, in which strategy of deterrence is to be attached to visionary, long-term, and viable grand strategic political end-states and to be considered within the grand bargaining game.Item Open Access Evaluation of mobilization and deployment plan of an armored battalion(Military Operations Research Society, 2005) Müslüm, S.; Sabuncuoğlu, I.Being ready for war as soon as possible and with minimum casualties during the crises is the first mission of the troops. Mobilization and deployment plans arise as the most important tools for Army as they cover all the activities that troops must execute to respond against enemy immediately. In this paper, we study the performance of the mobilization and deployment plans of a Turkish armored battalion via simulation. The proposed simulation model is developed for military operation planners to analyse mobilization and deployment operation of troops early in decision process; perform bottleneck analysis and take necessary actions for the main problem areas. The proposed model can also reduce the risk of military operations before conducting them in actual war conditions. Moreover, it is used to identify the significant factors of enemy threat, detect the most hazardous region and the most hazardous factor for each region, and discover the system boundaries. The simulation model is developed using ARENA simulation system. The output of the model is analysed by the experimental design and ranking/selection procedures. A related bibliography is also provided in the paper.Item Open Access Simulation analysis of army casualty evacuations(Sage Publications, 2002) Nuhut, Ö.; Sabuncuoğlu İ.Since war games and field exercises are very expensive, mathematical models are often developed to analyze military systems. In this study, the authors investigate a brigade casualty evacuation system (BCES) via simulation. Specifically, they model the existing BCES of the Turkish Army and analyze the system to improve the patient flow processes in main facilities. The proposed model aims to provide the necessary information to the commanders in a maneuver, logistics, and medical unit about casualties such as time in medical facilities, waiting times in doctor queues, utilization of doctors, and percentages of casualties who return to duty or are sent to higher level medical facilities. The simulation model is also used to compare several alternative system designs and evaluate their impacts on system performance. The result of this study highlights the major problem areas of the system and the possible ways to deal with them.Item Open Access Technology and the revolution in military affairs(Millî Savunma Üniversitesi, 2002) Kretchik, W. E.This study discusses the changes in military operations that are called "Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA)". Technological RMA is viewed in several ways within the literature. Some see them as a military revolution combining technical advances in command, control, communications, and intelligence. Others argue that the radical change contains new operational concepts, and increases in information warfare. Others still observe that military revolution consists of joint military operations that cover an entire theater of operations and thus deny the enemy sanctuary. Technology-based RMA occurs throughout history and is going to continue well into the future. But there are some requirements for generating a successful RMA through technology are listed from an historical viewpoint in this article. The historical record suggests that an RMA occurs during a paradigm shift in the nature and conduct of military operations and from paradoxical conceptual breakthroughs. Technology-based RMA still depends upon the human beings that know the inner workings of a military establishment. Yet, it is the individual who is willing to challenge the accepted paradigm. Each person must gauge their own capacity for assuming personal risk, a willingness to explore and promote new ideas, and accessing support from those who advocate change. As this essay argued, technology-driven RMA also depends upon personal boldness to shape a military in meeting the complex tasks of the twenty-first century.