The topic of proxy war is currently subject to intense debate with
reference to US, British and Israeli accusations that Iran is
sponsoring subversive and insurgent movements from Lebanon to
Afghanistan; contemporary academic and media controversies over the
effect of international assistance to the Afghan mujahidin in the
subsequent destabilisation of the country; and the contentious
circumstances surrounding the Russo-Georgian war of 2008, and the
'independence' of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. While there is no
shortage of academic literature dealing with specific cases of
proxy warfare, there is no work providing an overarching analysis
of the factors which lead to this type of conflict, or the
potential consequences for the states concerned, the non-state
proxies and their external patrons. ... Using examples from
post-1945 history, and focusing on three case studies (the Afghan
war of 1978-1989, Lebanon 1975-1990, Angola 1975-1991), Geraint
Hughes offers terminology intended to clarify scholarly
understanding of proxy warfare, a framework for understanding why
states seek to use proxies (insurgent groups, militias, terrorist
movements, mercenaries, and even organised criminal groups) in
order to fulfil strategic objectives, and an analysis of the
potential impact of such an indirect means of waging war on not
only the states that are subjected to this phenomenon, but also the
proxies, their sponsors and the wider international community. My
Enemy's Enemy has a historical focus, but will be of utility to
contemporary security scholars, and those involved in
political/military policy.
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