Surrogate Warfare explores the emerging phenomenon of "surrogate
warfare" in twenty-first century conflict. The popular notion of
war is that it is fought en masse by the people of one side versus
the other. But the reality today is that both state and non-state
actors are increasingly looking to shift the burdens of war to
surrogates. Surrogate warfare describes a patron's outsourcing of
the strategic, operational, or tactical burdens of warfare, in
whole or in part, to human and/or technological substitutes in
order to minimize the costs of war. This phenomenon ranges from
arming rebel groups, to the use of armed drones, to cyber
propaganda. Krieg and Rickli bring old, related practices such as
war by mercenary or proxy under this new overarching concept. Apart
from analyzing the underlying sociopolitical drivers that trigger
patrons to substitute or supplement military action, this book
looks at the intrinsic trade-offs between substitutions and control
that shapes the relationship between patron and surrogate.
Surrogate Warfare will be essential reading for anyone studying
contemporary conflict.
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