What are proxy wars?

[niharikadutt]

What are proxy wars?

[ankus]

Proxy war is a conflict between two nations where neither country directly engages the other.

[fishpawnbroker]

A proxy war is a conflict instigated by opposing powers who do not fight against each other directly.

[benben1]

A proxy war is a conflict between two nations where neither country directly engages the other. While this can encompass a breadth of armed confrontation, its core definition hinges on two separate powers utilizing external strife to somehow attack the interests or territorial holdings of the other. This frequently involves both countries fighting their opponent's allies, or assisting their allies in fighting their opponent.

[Kiranattu]

A proxy war is a dispute between two nations where neither country right engages the other.

[evagabor197]

A war instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved

[Arnav97]

Proxy war is a conflict between two nations where neither country directly engages the other.

[Arnav97]

A proxy war is a conflict between two nations where neither country directly engages the other. While this can encompass a breadth of armed confrontation, its core definition hinges on two separate powers utilizing external strife to somehow attack the interests or territorial holdings of the other. This frequently involves both countries fighting their opponent's allies, or assisting their allies in fighting their opponent.

[machinedock]

"the end of the Cold War conveyed a conclusion to huge numbers of the intermediary wars through which the two sides attempted to apply their impact"

[addisoncave]

A war instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved.

[sean.gibson]

Indirectly war between to group or countries called proxy war!

[jacks]

A proxy war is two opposite countries avoiding direct war.

[ziya.pathan]

A proxy war is a conflict inflicted by a major power or powers that do not become involved in it directly. Often, proxy wars involve countries fighting their opponents' allies or helping their allies fight their opponents. The number of proxy wars increased gradually since the beginning of the Cold War.
An example of a proxy war is the Spanish Civil War. The conflict arose between the Second Spanish Republic and Francisco Franco's National Sindicalists, but soon the Soviet Union and Mexico got involved on the Spanish Republic's side, and Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Portuguese Republic became involved on the Spanish Nationalist side.

[mystic98]

proxy war is a conflict instigated by opposing powers who do not fight against each other directly.

[JoeEvans]

A proxy war is a conflict between two states or non-state actors where neither entity directly engages the other. While this can encompass a breadth of armed confrontation, its core definition hinges on two separate powers utilizing external strife to somehow attack the interests or territorial holdings of the other. This frequently involves both countries fighting their opponent's allies, or assisting their allies in fighting their opponent.