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My Enemy's Enemy: Proxy Warfare in International Politics
Geraint Hughes
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Paperback. The topic of proxy war is currently subject to intense debate. 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 .. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
384g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845196271
SKU
V9781845196271
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About Geraint Hughes
Geraint Hughes is currently a Lecturer in Defence Studies at King's College London, teaching at the UK's Joint Services Command and Staff College. His current interest in proxy warfare derives from his interest in studying insurgencies and other inter-state conflicts, from both a historical and a contemporary perspective.
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