Proxy Warfare

153 Pages·2013·1.78 MB·English

by  Andrew Mumford

Proxy Warfare

Proxy Warfare
Andrew Mumford
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Contents
Acknowledgements viii
Introduction: The Rise of Proxy Wars 1
1. What is Proxy War? 11
2. Why Does Proxy War Appeal? 30
3. Who Engages in Proxy War? 45
4. How are Proxy Wars Fought? 61
5. The Future of Proxy War 76
Conclusion: The Continuing Appeal of Proxy
Warfare 97
Notes 113
Bibliography 129
Index 140
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Acknowledgements
My fi rst debt of gratitude must go to Louise Knight at Polity
for showing faith in a sketchy idea and guiding the book skil-
fully along with wonderful patience and enthusiasm. David
Winters has also been of valuable assistance during the whole
process.
I am thankful to my colleagues within the School of Politics
and International Relations at the University of Nottingham,
especially those within the Centre for Confl ict, Security and
Terrorism, who have debated the facets of proxy war with me.
The arguments in the book are sharper for their insights.
The Plymouth International Studies Centre was kind enough
to give me the opportunity to deliver some of the key ideas in
the book at an invitational lecture. The probing questions I
faced afterwards helped hone my thinking on many issues.
A special thank you must be extended to the students in my
Contemporary Warfare class of 2011/12 at Nottingham, who
saw straight through my inclusion of proxy wars as a topic on
the syllabus and rigorously engaged with the issues covered in
this book. Their intellectual curiosity and insights challenged
me to think harder about the dynamics of proxy wars in the
modern world.
I am especially grateful to three students of mine for provid-
ing valuable research assistance. Will Jackson, Chris Anquist
and Vladimir Rauta remained vigilant for useful articles,
tracked down obscure references for me, and proved valuable
sounding boards for my ideas.
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