Objective: Emerging wars have multi-dimensional and multi-layered challenges. Combined, hybrid and all-out war are three different concepts that are mistakenly used interchangeably. For this reason, the main purpose of the research is to explain the differences between the three wars.
Methodology: The type of applied-developmental research was done in a comparative-exploratory and mixed (quantitative-qualitative) way. The sample size is 20 people, the method of collecting information is field and library.
Findings: According to the findings of the research, hybrid war emphasizes the precise coordination between different tools at a specific time, while combined war refers to the use of various long-term methods and strategies on a wider scale. Combined and hybrid warfare seeks limited pressure or specific objectives by using weak points, but all-out warfare is for the complete destruction of the enemy with a totalitarian and unrestricted objective.
Originality: According to the results of the research, hybrid war is more immediate and complex with an emphasis on the simultaneity of tools, while combined war emphasizes the use of a variety of methods in a longer period of time. The goal of combined and hybrid war is to weaken the enemy or change political behavior, but the goal of all-out war is to impose will with many destructive effects.