Proxy War System

A Proxy War System is a political intervention system that conducts proxy war system indirect conflicts through proxy war system local forces supported by proxy war system external sponsors.

• AKA: Surrogate Warfare, Indirect Conflict System, Shadow War.
• Context:
  • It can typically employ Proxy War Local Combatants with proxy war training support.
  • It can typically provide Proxy War Weapon Supplys through proxy war covert channels.
  • It can typically maintain Proxy War Plausible Deniability via proxy war indirect involvement.
  • It can typically utilize Proxy War Intelligence Sharing for proxy war operational advantage.
  • It can typically establish Proxy War Safe Havens in proxy war neighboring territory.
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  • It can often generate Proxy War Regional Spillovers through proxy war refugee flows.
  • It can often create Proxy War Sectarian Divisions via proxy war identity mobilization.
  • It can often produce Proxy War Arms Proliferation in proxy war conflict zones.
  • It can often trigger Proxy War Great Power Competition between proxy war rival sponsors.
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  • It can range from being a Low-Intensity Proxy War System to being a High-Intensity Proxy War System, depending on its proxy war violence level.
  • It can range from being a Bilateral Proxy War System to being a Multilateral Proxy War System, depending on its proxy war sponsor count.
  • It can range from being a Ideological Proxy War System to being a Geopolitical Proxy War System, depending on its proxy war conflict driver.
  • It can range from being a Contained Proxy War System to being a Regional Proxy War System, depending on its proxy war geographic spread.
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  • It can integrate with Proxy War Intelligence Networks for proxy war information warfare.
  • It can connect to Proxy War Arms Markets for proxy war weapon procurement.
  • It can interface with Proxy War Media Operations for proxy war narrative control.
  • It can communicate with Proxy War Diplomatic Channels for proxy war escalation management.
  • It can synchronize with Proxy War Economic Sanctions for proxy war pressure campaign.
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• Example(s):
  • Cold War Proxy War Systems, such as:
    • Korean War Proxy War System (1950-1953) with proxy war superpower backing.
    • Vietnam War Proxy War System (1955-1975) featuring proxy war ideological conflict.
    • Afghan-Soviet Proxy War System (1979-1989) involving proxy war mujahedin support.
    • Angolan Civil War Proxy War System (1975-2002) with proxy war Cuban-South African involvement.
  • Middle East Proxy War Systems, such as:
    • Syrian Civil War Proxy War System (2011-present) featuring proxy war multi-state involvement.
    • Yemen Civil War Proxy War System (2014-present) with proxy war Saudi-Iranian competition.
    • Lebanese Civil War Proxy War System (1975-1990) involving proxy war sectarian militias.
  • Post-Cold War Proxy War Systems, such as:
    • Ukraine-Russia Proxy War System (2014-present) with proxy war separatist forces.
    • Libya Civil War Proxy War System (2014-present) featuring proxy war Turkish-Russian rivalry.
  • Historical Proxy War Systems, such as:
    • Spanish Civil War Proxy War System (1936-1939) with proxy war fascist-communist testing.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Direct Military Conflict Systems, which involve proxy war system direct state engagement.
  • Covert Operation Systems, which maintain proxy war system direct control.
  • Economic Sanction Systems, which use proxy war system non-military coercion.
• See: Political Intervention System, Military Campaign, Foreign Policy System, Covert Operation System, Intelligence System, Asymmetric Warfare System, Great Power Competition.

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