| ID | 122242 |
| Title Proper | Proxy warfare and the future of conflict |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mumford, Andrew |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The contemporary dynamics of proxy warfare will make it a significant feature of the character of conflict in the future. Andrew Mumford identifies four major changes in the nature of modern warfare and argues that they point to a potential increase in the engagement of proxy strategies by states: the decreased public and political appetite in the West for large-scale counter-insurgency 'quagmires' against a backdrop of a global recession; the rise in prominence and importance of Private Military Companies (PMCs) to contemporary war-fighting; the increasing use of cyberspace as a platform from which to indirectly wage war; and the ascent of China as a superpower. |
| `In' analytical Note | Rusi Journal Vol. 158, No.2; Apr-May 2013: p.40-46 |
| Journal Source | Rusi Journal Vol. 158, No.2; Apr-May 2013: p.40-46 |
| Key Words | Proxy Warfare ; Future of Conflict ; Modern Warfare ; Private Military Companies ; China ; Superpower ; Wage War |