A war in which the powers in conflict use third parties as a substitutes instead of fighting each other directly.​

A proxy war or proxy warfare is a war that results when opposing powers use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly. While powers have sometimes used governments as proxies, violent non-state actors, mercenaries, or other third parties are more often employed.

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