Contemporary Dynamics of Proxy Wars
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Description
Contemporary Dynamics of Proxy Wars proposes an analysis of proxy wars today with a focus on capturing and explaining the modalities in which proxy wars are, and will be, shaping the spectrum of violent politics from great power conflict to hybrid and cyber warfare. With civil wars in Syria, Sudan, Yemen, and Somalia becoming complex regional and international proxy wars, the concept is featuring prominently in policy discussions and national security strategies around the world.
Vladimir Rauta undertakes a qualitative analysis of a number of global proxy war case studies such as the Syrian civil war, the Yemeni civil war and Russian cyber warfare in Ukraine. Rather than conceptualising an overarching shift in war, this book explores the intersection of the range of contemporary wars with the notion of proxy war. In doing so it raises a key questions: will great power war be replaced by proxy war?
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Politics of the 'Proxy War' Concept
Chapter 2: The Changing Character of Proxy Wars
Chapter 3: The Dynamics of Contemporary Proxy Wars
Chapter 4: Proxy Wars, Great Power Competition, and the Return of Major War
Chapter 5: Proxy Wars, Counterinsurgency, and the 'ByThroughWith' Model
Chapter 6: Proxy Wars, Terrorism, and Shadow Wars
Chapter 7: Proxy Wars and Cyber Warfare
Chapter 8: Proxy Wars and Hybrid Warfare
Chapter 9: Proxy Wars, Drones, and Double Delegation
Conclusion: Will everything be a proxy war tomorrow?
Index
Product details
| Published | 13 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9780755627240 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Series | Studies in Contemporary Warfare |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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