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Proxy war

In political science, a proxy war is an armed conflict where at least one of the belligerents is directed or supported by an external third-party power. In the term proxy war, a belligerent with external support is the proxy; both belligerents in a proxy war can be considered proxies if both are receiving foreign military aid from a third-party country.…

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Proxy war

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Triples118
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related to history · 36
Proxy war → Accordingly, Arab Revolt, Barbary, British, Burgundian State, Byzantine Empire, Distinct, During, England, England's, First World War, For, France, Frequent, Hundred Years' War, Italy, Lancastrians, Many, Mediterranean Sea, Middle Ages
related to Further reading · 32
Proxy war → Andreas Krieg, Books, Century, Conventional Wisdom, Cornell, David, Eli Berman, Foreign Affairs, From Historical Accident, Georgetown, Graham Allison, Grey Zone, Groh, In, ISBN, Jean-Marc Rickli, Lake, Liberal Order, Local Agents, London Review
has effect · 28
Proxy war → Afghan, Afghan War, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Equally, In, In Pakistan, Iran, Iraqi, Laos, Many, Middle East, North Vietnam, North Vietnamese, Operation Cyclone, Operation Rolling Thunder, Over, Proxy, Saudi Arabia, Since
related to Abstract · 9
Proxy war → American, In, Middle East, Syrian Civil War, That, The, US, Vietnam Syndrome, Vietnam War
see also · 6
Proxy war → Arsenal, DemocracyChina, Historic, Israel, North Korea, United States
related to External links · 4
Proxy war → Media, Proxy, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
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Proxy war → armed conflict where at least one of the belligerents is directed or supported by an external third-party power

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Proxy waris aarmed conflict where at least one of the belligerents is directed or supported by an external third-party power0.90text
the Syrian Civil War by proxy actors after a series of costly drawn-out direct engagements in the Middle East spurred a recurrence of war wearinessinstance ofThat was also a significant factor in motivating the US to enter conflicts0.80text
theinstance ofThat was also a significant factor in motivating the US to enter conflicts0.80text
Proxy warhas effectProxy0.60section
Proxy warhas effectUnited States0.60section
Proxy warhas effectSoviet Union0.60section
Proxy warhas effectVietnam War0.60section
Proxy warhas effectOperation Rolling Thunder0.60section
Proxy warhas effectNorth Vietnam0.60section
Proxy warhas effectMany0.60section
Proxy warhas effectNorth Vietnamese0.60section
Proxy warhas effectCambodia0.60section

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