| LC control no. | sh2013002437 |
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| Topical heading | Proxy war |
| Variant(s) | Proxy warfare War by proxy |
| See also | War |
| Scope note | Here are entered works on military conflicts that are instigated by, or fought on behalf of, countries which are not directly involved in the conflict, usually as a substitute for fighting each other directly. Works on warfare between adversaries, at least one of whom is a non-state actor seeking to undermine the established political authority through both indirect and conventional military means, are entered under Irregular warfare. |
| Subject example tracing | Note under Irregular warfare |
| Found in | Work cat.: Mumford, A. Proxy warfare, 2013: p. 1 (Proxy wars are defined here as the indirect engagement in a conflict by third parties wishing to influence its strategic outcome.) Approximately 80 items in OCLC with "proxy war" in the title (war, wars, warfare, warriors) Wikipedia, Aug. 23, 2013: article, Proxy war (A proxy war or proxy warfare is a war that results when opposing powers use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly) OED online, Sept. 17, 2013: proxy war (a war (esp. one limited in scale or area) instigated by or fought on behalf of a power which does not itself become directly involved) Britannica online, Sept. 17, 2013: law of war (war by proxy: Nicaragua v. United States showed that an armed attack (which would give the attacked state the right to act in self-defense) must be understood as "including not merely action by regular armed forces across an international border, but also the sending by or on behalf of a state of armed bands, groups, irregulars or mercenaries, which carry out acts of armed force against another state of such gravity as to amount to an actual armed attack conducted by regular forces, or its substantial involvement therein.") Greenwood encyclopedia of international relations, 2002, via Praeger security international, Sept. 17, 2013: proxy wars (Wars in which Great Powers or regional powers fight indirectly through sponsorship of smaller powers or local insurgents.) |
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