'''Power projection''' (or '''force projection''') is a term used in [[military science|military]] and [[political science]] to refer to the capacity of a [[state]] to implement policy by means of force, or the threat thereof, in an area distant from its own territory. The [[United States]] [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]], in its publication ''J1-02: Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms'', further defines power projection as | '''Power projection''' (or '''force projection''') is a term used in [[military science|military]] and [[political science]] to refer to the capacity of a [[state]] to implement policy by means of force, or the threat thereof, in an area distant from its own territory. The [[United States]] [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]], in its publication ''J1-02: Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms'', further defines power projection as |