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Accession Number:

AD1195546

Title:

Proxy Warfare in Strategic Competition: State Motivations and Future Trends

Author(s):

• Watts, Stephen
• Frederick, Bryan
• Chandler, Nathan
• Toukan, Mark
• Curriden, Christian
• Mueller, Erik
• Geist, Edward
• Tabataba, Ariane
• Plana, Sara
• Corbin, Brandon
• Martini, Jeffrey

Author Organization(s):

• RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

Report Date:

2023-03-13

Abstract:

This report examines the causes and likely future trends in proxy wars. More specifically, these reports focus on intrastate proxy wars: civil wars in which at least one local warring party receives support from an external state that could be useful for waging armed conflict, such as funding, arms, equipment, advising, training, intelligence, and/or troops.

Document Type:

Conference:

Journal:

Pages:

229

File Size:

1.40MB

Contracts:

Grants:

Descriptors:

• geography
• national politics
• contingency operations (military)
• international organizations
• international relations
• national security
• political systems
• treaties
• intergovernmental organizations
• military science
• terrorists
• civil war
• personnel management
• economic sanctions
• employment
• terrorism
• foreign relations

Identifiers:

• proxy wars
• vnsa(violent nonstate actors)
• ccp(chinese communist party)

SubjectCategory:

• Military Sciences

Communities of Interest:

• Energy and Power Technologies

Distribution Statement:

Approved For Public Release

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