Shaping the International Environment using Cyber Operations, Actions, and Activities

The international environment is dynamic. Significant actors are seeking, short of armed conflict, to shape it to support the realization or sustainment of their interests. Shaping operations, actions, and activities (OAAs) manifest in a global posture that, in turn, generates residual strategic effects, including dissuasion (persuade a target not to consider a course of action (COA) that would threaten your interests), deterrence (persuade a target not to execute a COA that would threaten your interests), and reassurance (persuade a target to consider and/or execute a COA that would support your interests).