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A '''proxy war''' or '''proxy warfare''' is a war that results when opposite sides 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. It is hoped that these groups can strike an opponent without leading to full-scale war.

A '''proxy war''' or '''proxy warfare''' is a [[war]] in which opposite sides use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly. States have sometimes used less powerful states as proxies. Violent non-state actors, [[Mercenary|mercenaries]], and other third parties are more often employed. It is hoped that these groups can strike an opponent without leading to full-scale war. The [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]] used proxies to fight during the [[Cold War]]. They tried to increase their influence and diminish each others influence.

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