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What are "proxy wars"?

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Answer: (definition from dictionary) A war instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved.

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For example: Where two countries who are in conflict with one another uses substitutes to fight in their place.

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A proxy war is an armed conflict between two states or non-state actors which act on the instigation or on behalf of other parties that are not directly involved in the hostilities.

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