A war instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved.
（指大国挑起而自身不直接参战的）代理战争，傀儡战争
the end of the Cold War brought an end to many of the proxy wars through which the two sides struggled to exert their influence
Example sentencesExamples
Thus, as noted, David Aaronovitch describes the assault on Nicaragua as part of ‘the proxy war fought between the two superpowers for power and influence’.
The west pumped in ‘aid’ and loans to buy weapons - from western arms manufacturers - to fight the proxy war against Soviet-backed rebel groups.
The proxy war in Kashmir between India and Pakistan also demonstrates that irregulars can fight limited wars for limited purposes, especially when the threat of nuclear war or conventional escalation is high.
People are supposed to ‘liberate’ themselves, not rely on some external force to come to their land and fight a proxy war for them.
Rollback was the American end of the proxy war fought between the two superpowers for power and influence in the developing world.
Definition of proxy war in US English:
proxy war
noun
A war instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved.
（指大国挑起而自身不直接参战的）代理战争，傀儡战争
the end of the Cold War brought an end to many of the proxy wars through which the two sides struggled to exert their influence
Example sentencesExamples
Rollback was the American end of the proxy war fought between the two superpowers for power and influence in the developing world.
The proxy war in Kashmir between India and Pakistan also demonstrates that irregulars can fight limited wars for limited purposes, especially when the threat of nuclear war or conventional escalation is high.
Thus, as noted, David Aaronovitch describes the assault on Nicaragua as part of ‘the proxy war fought between the two superpowers for power and influence’.
The west pumped in ‘aid’ and loans to buy weapons - from western arms manufacturers - to fight the proxy war against Soviet-backed rebel groups.
People are supposed to ‘liberate’ themselves, not rely on some external force to come to their land and fight a proxy war for them.