Factors and characteristics of the fourth generation of wars affecting the future war scene

Fourth-generation wars operate with high mobility, pivotal impact, and high speed combined with surprises in concert with political, economic, and social operations. Intelligent and threatened societies, based on a rigorous defense theoretical foundations, must know the causes and characteristics of this type of war in order to be able to respond to the various scenes of future wars. Therefore, determining the factors and characteristics of the fourth generation of wars affecting the future war scene, the purpose of this research was selected, which corresponded to the research question. The research method with a qualitative, descriptive-analytical approach is of applied research type. Overlap of literature and opinions of experts using Delphi technique (with a statistical population of 20) Findings were counted and analyzed. The results of the research indicate that the most important factors influencing the fourth generation of wars on the scene of the future war are;  The environment of wars of the fourth generation, the doctrine governing the fourth generation of wars, physical and non-physical factors of combat capability, the method of fighting in the fourth generation of wars (combination of conventional and unconventional), external factors of the military organization (external environment to the national environment and Transnationally divided) and technologies. In accordance with these factors, the characteristics of each were identified.  In expert meetings, the sum of the factors and characteristics of the fourth generation of wars affecting the scenes of the future war has been named.