forward deployment, n.All

Forward deployment (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠meant to shape people's opinions, which is how a defensive force is described when it is really a persuasive one.