What is a Proxy War?

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prox·y war

/ˈpräksē wô(ə)r/

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noun

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

   "the end of the Cold War brought an end to many of the proxy wars through which the two sides struggled to exert their influence"

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A proxy war is defined to be "a war fought between groups of smaller countries that each represent the interests of other larger powers, and may have help and support from these". The United Nations does not wage war (or proxy war): its peacekeeping military actions are instead police actions.

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