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The EU's Proxy War on Refugees
For decades, European Union (EU) member states have fought an illegal proxy war –
a form of state crime – against refugees and migrants, far beyond EU external
borders. Fatalities make this proxy war equivalent to international
classifications of war. To justify this war, migrants have progressively been
reclassified by the EU as “illegal” or criminal. This article situates the proxy
war within wider deterrence-based EU migration policies. Examples like the
2008–2009 Italy–Libya deal and 2016 EU–Turkey deal show the high price paid by
refugees, minorities and the damage to the EU's own stability and reputation.
Forcibly confining people at “holding points” along migratory routes, expelling
people to unsafe countries and raising barriers to legal movement, the violence
of the proxy war became more visible in 2015. We conclude that far from
counteracting the dynamics of mass displacement, the proxy war may have
contributed to the recent crisis of refugee reception in Europe.
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Proxy wars : suppressing violence through local agents
\"Analytical narratives examine when and where major powers can work through local proxies rather than commit their own troops. Cases include Denmark under Nazi occupation, the Korean War, El Salvador, Colombia, and present-day Iraq, Yemen, and Afghanistan. Most focus on the United States, but Israel's relations with Lebanon and Gaza and the Palestinian Authority are also featured\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The Political and Regional Dynamics of the Houthi Uprising in Yemen: An Analytical Perspective
The Houthi uprising in Yemen has evolved into a complex, protracted conflict marked by deep political, sectarian, and regional tensions. This paper provides an analytical overview of the political and regional dynamics that have shaped the conflict, tracing its roots to internal power struggles, economic grievances, and external influences. It examines the role of regional actors, including Saudi Arabia and Iran, whose geopolitical interests have exacerbated the conflict, transforming it into a proxy war. Additionally, the study explores the impact of the uprising on Yemen’s internal politics, humanitarian crisis, and regional stability. By unpacking the interplay between local factions and international interventions, this analysis offers a comprehensive understanding of the underlying causes and consequences of the Houthi uprising and its broader implications for the Middle East.
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Proxy War: The Least Bad Option
The U.S. has indirectly intervened in international conflicts on a relatively large scale for decades. Yet little is known about the immediate usefulness or long-term effectiveness of contemporary proxy warfare. In cases when neither direct involvement nor total disengagement are viable, proxy warfare is often the best option, or, rather, the least bad option. Tyrone L. Groh describes the hazards and undesirable aspects of this strategy, as well as how to deploy it effectively.
Proxy War explores the circumstances under which indirect warfare works best, how to evaluate it as a policy option, and the possible risks and rewards. Groh offers a fresh look at this strategy, using uncommon and understudied cases to test the concepts presented. These ten case studies investigate and illustrate the different types and uses of proxy war under varying conditions. What arises is a complete theoretical model of proxy warfare that can be applied to a wide range of situations. Proxy war is here to stay and will likely become more common as players on the international stage increasingly challenge U.S. dominance, making it more important than ever to understand how and when to deploy it.
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On proxy war: A multipurpose tool for a multipolar world
Current literature on proxy war tends to miss a set of key factors germane to the study and practice of proxy war. First, proxy wars are distinct from coalitions and alliances because proxy wars, unlike the latter, are rooted in offsetting one’s own risk by offloading it to another actor. Next, analysing proxy relationships and risk through agency theory, network theory, and theories of power illuminate five basic models of proxy relationship – coerced, exploited, transactional, cultural and contractual. These models provide a new understanding of how strategic actors can best leverage a proxy. Moreover, these models provide a basic understanding of what specific types of proxies cannot do. For example, coerced and exploited proxies cannot be counted on for complicated work, or long-duration operations. Transactional proxies, given the business agreement between the principal and proxy, can be counted on to go to the razor’s edge together. Nonetheless, task completion accelerates dyad divergence, and mission accomplishment usually results in transactional solvency. Cultural and contractual relationships are tight-bonded, facilitate complicated missions, and can operate for long periods of time. As a result, strategic actors looking to invest in proxy strategies are best served when utilising cultural or contractual proxies.
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Tomorrow's battlefield : U.S. proxy wars and secret ops in Africa
You won't see segments about it on the nightly news or read about it on the front page of America's newspapers, but the Pentagon is fighting a new shadow war in Africa, helping to destabilize whole countries and preparing the ground for future blowback. Behind closed doors, U.S. officers now claim that \"Africa is the battlefield of tomorrow, today.\" In Tomorrow's Battlefield, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Nick Turse exposes the shocking true story of the U.S. military's spreading secret wars in Africa.
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Path Dependence from Proxy Agent to De Facto State: A History of ‘Strategic Exploitation’ of the Kurds as a Context of the Iraqi Kurdistan Security Policy
The scientific goal of this paper is to conceptualize the phenomenon of ‘strategic exploitation’ of Kurdish political entities and to investigate it as a process that triggered the change in Kurdish actorness from isolated non-state to de facto state. Covering two centuries, the contribution examines actorness and cases of patron-client relations between Kurdish political entities and sovereign states. It answers the question: What was the path of strategic exploitation of the Kurdish political entities and how does it affect the contemporary security policy of Iraqi Kurdistan? Combining the concepts of proxy war, de facto state, and path dependence, it argues that the persistent experience of strategic exploitation shaped the collective strategic thought of Kurdish political entities and has a visible impact on contemporary Iraqi Kurdistan security policy. It applies the process-tracing method based on an analysis of literature on the history of Kurds and Kurdistan to investigate patron-client relations and variability of actorness. The article concludes that the experience of ‘strategic exploitation’ has shaped the main direction of Iraqi Kurdistan security policy. It is expressed in practice as abstaining from an official declaration of secession and diversifying relations with external actors.
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The Last Jihadist Battle in Syria: Externalisation and the Regional and International Responses to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib
When Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seized Idlib, it alarmed and disturbed international observers. However, HTS is only one among a number of radical Islamist groups in a part of Syria that has become an incubator of Jihadism. As the last remaining redoubt of the armed opposition in the country, the governorate has become an international concern. Events have now reached an impasse, and the time is thus right for a reappraisal that steps back and considers contemporary developments in the wider context of ongoing events in the governorate. This article also places local developments in a wider context in another sense by considering how regional and international interventions contributed to HTS’s rise in the Idlib governorate. This is particularly important as external interventions by Turkey, Iran, Russia and the US have not only failed to establish a sustainable basis for peace by addressing the root causes of violence but have actually inflamed hostilities and exacerbated the various challenges involved in ending the conflict, which has at times taken on the appearance of a proxy war. In seeking to better theorise externalisation, this article draws on peacebuilding theory. This historical and political contextualisation seeks to contribute to an improved understanding of HTS’s rise and the means through which it can be most effectively combated in the future.
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