Planned military activities in which messages and other means are directed at selected audiences in order to influence their perceptions, attitudes and behaviour.
NATO doctrine AJP-3.10.1 (Edition B, 2014) adds that the audiences are those approved in planning and that the aim is to affect the achievement of political and military objectives. This edition has been withdrawn; the current version of the doctrine may differ.1
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Checked: 3 November 2026