Warfare in Peacetime: Proxies and State Powers

Abstract

Warfare in Peacetime offers an expansive and elaborated portrait of overseas proxy wars. The structure and substance will prepare observers, analysts, and participants seeking to understand challenges before American and other statesmen. The work helps frame the morass in Syria, with all its foreign links; the contest for influence in Libya, where innumerable hands vie for dominance; the fighting in Yemen, where Houthi Shia organizations backed by Iranian sponsors battle Sunni tribes; and life along the borders of Russian expansionism, where Ukrainians plea for outside assistance, including weapons from Washington. Such ongoing warfare in peacetime has a thousand precedents in a dozen ages, including our day, and some of the patterns are explored along with detailed case studies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 11, 2023
Accession Number
AD1225707

Entities

People

  • Christopher C. Harmon

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.