Understanding the New Proxy Wars: Battlegrounds and Strategies Reshaping the Greater Middle East - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1787387151 ISBN 13: 9781787387157

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2022

Synopsis

Proxy warfare will shape the conflicts of the twenty-first century for the foreseeable future. Yet the popular understanding of proxy wars remains largely shaped by the experience of the Cold War. In reality, in the Greater Middle East and its periphery today, the growing power of regional states and non-state actors, combined with the proliferation of new technology, has reshaped proxy conflicts, in an increasingly multipolar and interconnected environment. In this collected volume, a range of researchers examine what constitutes proxy warfare and provide new insight into how these wars are waged, in contexts stretching from Ukraine to North Africa and Syria to Afghanistan. The volume draws upon research, surveys and interviews conducted in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Ukraine, as well as examining the propaganda output of those involved in these countries' wars. In doing so, 'Understanding the New Proxy Wars' helps reveal both the continuities and the differences between recent conflicts and those of times past.

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About the Author

Peter Bergen, Candace Rondeaux and Daniel Rothenberg are Professors of Practice at Arizona State University’s School of Politics and Global Studies. David Sterman is a senior policy analyst at the thinktank New America, where Peter is Vice President, Candace the Director of Future Frontlines, and Daniel a senior fellow.

Edition details

• Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1787387151
• ISBN 13: 9781787387157
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Bergen Peter, Rondeaux Candace, Rothenberg Daniel, Sterman David