KnowraProxy warLinked fromLinked fromThe 16 pages that link to Proxy war, each with the reason it gives.All 16Broader topic 1Related 5Narrower topic 7Compared with 3Cold WarNarrower topic: The superpowers competed through local allies in wars across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.Syrian Civil WarNarrower topic: Foreign backing made the Syrian conflict resemble a proxy war, though domestic causes remained central.Sphere of influenceRelated: Rival powers have used local conflicts to contest influence without direct war.Military interventionCompared with: Proxy warfare can influence another conflict without direct deployment of outside combat forces.Asymmetric warfareRelated: External sponsors can alter the balance between local opponents without removing their underlying asymmetry.BlowbackRelated: Supporting armed proxies can create independent actors whose later actions harm their patrons.Contra WarNarrower topic: This broader category captures the war’s foreign sponsorship without reducing its Nicaraguan causes.Arab Cold WarNarrower topic: Egypt and Saudi Arabia backed rival factions in Yemen while avoiding direct war.Peaceful coexistenceCompared with: Proxy wars show how superpower competition could continue violently while direct war was avoided.Iran–Israel proxy conflictNarrower topic: The term captures the conflict’s indirect dimension but can obscure local groups’ independent aims.Gerasimov doctrineRelated: Indirect support for armed actors is one possible way to combine force with political pressure.Irregular warfareRelated: External sponsors can extend irregular contests while limiting their own direct involvement.Arab WinterNarrower topic: Rival regional powers backed competing actors in several Arab conflicts.Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy warNarrower topic: The rivalry is a regional pattern of indirect competition through local partners.Perpetual warBroader topic: Proxy warfare can prolong local conflicts while limiting direct confrontation between sponsors.World War IIICompared with: Proxy conflict can involve major powers while stopping short of direct war between them.
KnowraProxy warLinked fromLinked fromThe 16 pages that link to Proxy war, each with the reason it gives.All 16Broader topic 1Related 5Narrower topic 7Compared with 3Cold WarNarrower topic: The superpowers competed through local allies in wars across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.Syrian Civil WarNarrower topic: Foreign backing made the Syrian conflict resemble a proxy war, though domestic causes remained central.Sphere of influenceRelated: Rival powers have used local conflicts to contest influence without direct war.Military interventionCompared with: Proxy warfare can influence another conflict without direct deployment of outside combat forces.Asymmetric warfareRelated: External sponsors can alter the balance between local opponents without removing their underlying asymmetry.BlowbackRelated: Supporting armed proxies can create independent actors whose later actions harm their patrons.Contra WarNarrower topic: This broader category captures the war’s foreign sponsorship without reducing its Nicaraguan causes.Arab Cold WarNarrower topic: Egypt and Saudi Arabia backed rival factions in Yemen while avoiding direct war.Peaceful coexistenceCompared with: Proxy wars show how superpower competition could continue violently while direct war was avoided.Iran–Israel proxy conflictNarrower topic: The term captures the conflict’s indirect dimension but can obscure local groups’ independent aims.Gerasimov doctrineRelated: Indirect support for armed actors is one possible way to combine force with political pressure.Irregular warfareRelated: External sponsors can extend irregular contests while limiting their own direct involvement.Arab WinterNarrower topic: Rival regional powers backed competing actors in several Arab conflicts.Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy warNarrower topic: The rivalry is a regional pattern of indirect competition through local partners.Perpetual warBroader topic: Proxy warfare can prolong local conflicts while limiting direct confrontation between sponsors.World War IIICompared with: Proxy conflict can involve major powers while stopping short of direct war between them.