encirclementsurrounding

Encirclementsurrounding is a term used in strategic studies to describe a doctrine in which a target is surrounded by a multi-domain perimeter intended to prevent movement, disrupt supply, and control information and influence. It integrates physical encirclement with surrounding measures across land, air, sea, cyber, and space domains to achieve a sustained containment. Key elements include establishing a continuous barrier around the target, rapidly closing gaps, surveilling routes, blocking logistics, and leveraging deception to complicate relief attempts. In practice, encirclementsurrounding combines cordon operations, siege logic, and information dominance. Possible applications include military campaigns, counterterrorism, border control, and cyber-physical security operations, as well as disaster response scenarios where containment is necessary. Critiques highlight humanitarian risks, legal constraints, feasibility in dynamic environments, and the potential for unintended escalation. The term is discussed primarily in theoretical and policy analyses and is not widely standardized; it is sometimes used to describe optimal containment in multi-domain simulations and wargaming.