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The chapter also presents a case for a definition of proxy warfare rooted in International Humanitarian Law with proxy warfare's core characteristic being its strategic use of third parties to exact benefits from blurred lines of command responsibility.
proxy: [noun] the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another.
Jan 13, 2016 · by Andrew Mumford. Cambridge and Malden: Polity Press, 2013. Andrew Mumford’s groundbreaking book entitled Proxy Warfare: War and Conflict in the Modern World provides significant insight into the complexities of global conflict. In five succinct chapters the author primes the audience on a concrete definition of proxy war while establishing ...
Apr 18, 2024 · The workshop began with a look at historical proxy wars, focusing in on one such conflict, the Sicilian Expedition of 415 BC, in which Sparta used Syracuse as a proxy to wage war against Athens and Segesta on the island of Sicily. Proxy wars have come a long way since then, but many of the elements remain the same.
The volume aims to capture the significantly growing interest in the topic at a critical juncture when wars of many guises are becoming multifaceted proxy wars. Most often, proxy wars have wide-ranging implications for international security and are, therefore, a critically important subject of inquiry. The Handbook seeks to understand and ...
Jul 10, 2013 · Proxy Warfare. Andrew Mumford. John Wiley & Sons, Jul 10, 2013 - Political Science - 180 pages. Proxy wars represent a perennial strand in the history of conflict. The appeal of ‘warfare on the cheap’ has proved an irresistible strategic allure for nations through the centuries. However, proxy wars remain a missing link in contemporary war ...
A cartoon interpretation of small proxy conflicts during the Cold War. The United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) did not go to war with each other between 1945 and 1991. Instead, both superpowers sought to wield global power and influence by manipulating smaller nations. They did this in many ways: through diplomacy, treaties and ...
