Proxy Wars
Proxy Wars
Proxy Wars were conflicts in which major powers backed opposite sides without always fighting each other directly.
In the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union used smaller countries and local conflicts as indirect battlefields.
Major examples include:
- Korean War
- Vietnam War
- Angola Civil War
- conflicts linked to Afghanistan, Nicaragua, and elsewhere
Definition
proxy war = 代理战争，大国通过“代理人”竞争影响力
Historical Importance
Proxy wars made the Cold War deadly even without direct superpower war.