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May 9, 2022 · “This is not a proxy war,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at this week, claiming the question she was being asked to address was a Russian talking point. “This is a war...
October 30, 2022 | The National Interest | Joshua Shifrinson. Joshua Shifrinson. The National Interest. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has produced an outpouring of international support for Kyiv. The United States has led these efforts.
Apr 18, 2023 · An intellectual battle rages: Is the U.S. in a proxy war with Russia? Vladimir Putin says the West is trying to ‘finish’ Russia. The Biden administration denies the accusation. But leaked...
Oct 20, 2022 · The US isn't at war with Russia, technically – but its support for Ukraine offers a classic case of a proxy war. Monica Duffy Toft, Professor of International Politics and Director of the...
- What Proxy Wars Are
- Why Proxy Wars Are Taken on
- Other Kinds of Proxy Wars
Proxy wars are armed conflicts in which one nation sends resources other than its own military personnel – like weapons, trainers, advisers, surveillance drones, money or even mercenaries – to support another country fighting in a war. This is often done to achieve a political objective, like regime change in another country. Most proxy wars featur...
Proxy wars became especially useful for the U.S. and other major powers after World War II, because the 1945 United Nations charter outlawed war except in cases of self-defense. They also gained prominence because the U.S. and the Soviet Union each possessednuclear weapons during the Cold War. That meant any direct clash came with a very large risk...
There are two other main kinds of proxy wars, both intended to accomplish political goals without risking a country’s own people. The first kind is government support of terrorist groups that attack other governments. Iran’s financial and political support of Hezbollah – a Muslim political party and militant group in Lebanon that seeks Israel’s des...
Mar 25, 2022 · "The reality is that NATO and the United States, are now, without question, in a proxy war with Russia," former CIA director and US defense secretary Leon Panetta told the ABC. "Maybe it's not a direct war, but it certainly is a proxy war, in terms of their efforts to make Putin pay a price.
May 1, 2022 · May 1, 2022. The conflict in Ukraine has rapidly evolved into a full proxy war with Russia, with global ramifications. Photograph by Thomas Lohnes / Getty. America has crossed a threshold in...
