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proxy war
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Princeton's WordNet
proxy warnoun
a war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate
Wiktionary
proxy warnoun
A war where two powers use third parties as a supplement to, or a substitute for fighting each other directly.
Wikipedia
Proxy war
A proxy war is an armed conflict between two states or non-state actors, one or both of which act at the instigation or on behalf of other parties that are not directly involved in the hostilities. In order for a conflict to be considered a proxy war, there must be a direct, long-term relationship between external actors and the belligerents involved. The aforementioned relationship usually takes the form of funding, military training, arms, or other forms of material assistance which assist a belligerent party in sustaining its war effort.
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proxy war
A proxy war is a conflict where two opposing countries or entities avoid direct military conflict with each other, and instead fight or exert influence indirectly through third parties or proxies. These proxies can be smaller countries, rebel groups, or other non-state actors. The larger powers often supply their proxies with funding, weapons, and other resources to carry out the conflict.
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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. While powers have sometimes used governments as proxies, violent non-state actors, mercenaries, or other third parties are more often employed. It is hoped that these groups can strike an opponent without leading to full-scale war. Proxy wars have also been fought alongside full-scale conflicts. It is almost impossible to have a pure proxy war, as the groups fighting for a certain nation usually have their own interests, which can diverge from those of their patron. Typically proxy wars function best during cold wars, as they become a necessity in conducting armed conflict between at least two belligerents while continuing cold warfare.
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Examples of proxy war in a Sentence
We are not interested in a proxy war. Our objective is to change Russia's behavior.
The resumption of fighting across the Azeri-Armenian border comes at a fragile, fraught time for the region and the world. There is a very real possibility that this crisis could drag in larger countries, either as part of a proxy war or potentially in a direct confrontation, each side accuses the other of starting this latest round of hostilities. Yet, neither seems to be doing much to end the conflict.
We will end up in a sort of proxy war, a semi-permanent stalemate is the most likely outcome. It could last for years to come.
The creation of different groups ... is the last conspiracy of the invaders for continuation of the American proxy war in Afghanistan, god willing, the Afghan Muslim people will, through their strengthening of unity, foil this conspiracy.
They know Justice Department is working to negotiate even as they pursue contempt charges, making their move today illogical and disingenuous, democrats have launched a proxy war smearing The Attorney General when their anger actually lies with the president and the special counsel, who found neither conspiracy nor obstruction.
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- حرب بالوكالةArabic
- proxy krigDanish
- StellvertreterkriegGerman
- πόλεμος δι 'αντιπροσώπωνGreek
- guerra de poderSpanish
- جنگ نیابتیPersian
- guerre par procurationFrench
- छद्म युद्धHindi
- proxy háború, digitális hadviselésHungarian
- proxy warIndonesian
- guerra per procuraItalian
- 代理戦争Japanese
- 대리 전쟁Korean
- procuratorem bellumLatin
- stedfortrederkrig, stedfortrederkonfliktNorwegian
- proxy-oorlogDutch
- guerra por procuraçãoPortuguese
- proxy războiRomanian
- опосре́дованная война́Russian
- ప్రాక్సీ యుద్ధంTelugu
- Proxy savaşTurkish
- посере́дницька війна́Ukrainian
- پراکسی جنگUrdu
- 代理人戰爭Chinese
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