Power projection
Armed intervention: the movement of military forces into another nation's territory for the purposes of influencing the internal affairs of the target country short of outright conquest.
  Conquest: the offensive use of military assets to forcibly occupy territory controlled or claimed by another state. In 2022 Michael Kofman projected that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be eastward via Donbas, northward from Crimea, and up the Dnieper river to encircle Ukraine's capital Kyiv, with a political takeover of Ukraine a likely objective of Russian leadership. However, in lieu of a political takeover, a decapitation strike is a possible tactic. Alexander Vindman has projected a path for Ukraine to retake Crimea. By 5 April 2023 Ukraine signalled that it might entertain talks with Russia if the Ukrainian counteroffensive reached the border of Crimea.

Power projection capabilities: 

See also: Blue-water navy
Green-water navy
Exercise RIMPAC
Expeditionary maneuver warfare
Expeditionary warfare
Force concentration
Force multiplication
List of countries by military expenditures
List of countries with overseas military bases
Loss of Strength Gradient
Military budget of the United States
Military deployment
Military globalization
Military logistics
Overmatch
Over-the-beach capability
Seabasing
Sovereignty
Unsinkable aircraft carrier

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External links: 
US Army Field Manual 100-10 Chapter 1: Power Projection
US Army Field Manual 100-7 Chapter 6: Force Projection