Comparative proxy strategies in the Russo-Ukrainian War

Fox, A. C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8455-3742 (2023) Comparative proxy strategies in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Comparative Strategy, 42 (5). pp. 605-620. ISSN 1521-0448 doi: 10.1080/01495933.2023.2236488

Abstract/Summary

This article examines the role of strategy in proxy wars, with the goal of identifying relevant findings to proxy wars. Comparatively analyzing Russia and the U.S.’s proxy strategies in the Russo-Ukrainian War is useful to this end – four major findings emerge. First, a state’s proxy strategy is dependent on variables unique to that state, and those of the available proxy. Second, proxies – the actual individuals or groups – are not singular in their characteristics. A proxy’s uniqueness contributes to the range of options it provides its principal. Third, proxy strategies are not fixed. The range of proxy strategy options available to a state reflects the combined uniqueness of the principal and the proxy. Lastly, in proxy wars, concerns of conflict escalation might be a thing of the past. These points make an additive contribution to both strategic and proxy war scholarship by providing a useful examination of comparative proxy strategies.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/112984
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/01495933.2023.2236488
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Politics, Economics and International Relations > Politics and International Relations
Publisher	Routledge
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