Essays about: "Proxy Warfare"

Found 5 essays containing the words Proxy Warfare.

  1. 1. Wargaming elections interference : A serious influence game for teaching elements of cognitive warfare

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Charles Perring; [2022]
    Keywords : Cognitive warfare; serious games; wargames; influence operations; Kognitiv krigföring; krigsspel; påverkansoperation;

    Abstract : Försvarsvilja är ett centralt begrepp i det svenska Totalförsvaret. Begreppet beskriver en individuell och kollektiv benägenhet att tycka eller handla i ett försvarsrelaterat syfte. Psykologiskt försvar skyddar försvarsviljan från främmande påverkanskampanjer som försöker urholka den. READ MORE

  3. 2. Projecting Power in the Fifth Domain : An assessment of why states use proxies for offensive cyber operations

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Mattias Hjelm; [2021]
    Keywords : Cyber operations; PA theory; Proxy; Russia; The United States.;

    Abstract : In the 21st century, cyber operations have become the modern manifestation of political warfare between great powers. Many states have made considerable efforts to build up their respective cyber commands. Contrary, or as a complement to this, some states choses to rely upon actors detached from the state for conducting their operations online. READ MORE

  4. 3. Does the threshold for an ‘armed attack’ within the meaning of Article 51 of the UN Charter leave a state unable to act vis-à-vis an opponent using hybrid warfare strategies?

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Carl Victor Melin; [2021]
    Keywords : Hybrid Warfare; Armed Attack ; International law; Self Defence ; Unconventional warfare; Hybrid Threats;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis to to investigate if the complex and ambiguous means of a hybrid warfare strategy in the context of the ‘armed attack’ threshold. The ‘armed attack’ threshold sits within the UN Charter article 51 and it constitutes the legal provision that the right to self-defence, both unilaterally and collectively, is only triggered in the event of an ‘armed attack’. READ MORE

  5. 4. Understanding Iranian Proxy Warfare: A Historical Analysis of the Relational Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraqi Insurgencies

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Hjalte H. Handberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Iranian Foreign Policy; Proxy Warfare; Iraqi Civil War; Relational Identities; Constructivism; Critical Security Analysis; New Wars;

    Abstract : In recent years, the IRI has managed to increase its influence in the Middle East. The strategic use of proxy warfare has played a central role as surrounding countries have become destabilised. READ MORE

  6. 5. Syria: Iran's and Saudi Arabia's new playground? : A case study of Iran’s and Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the Syrian Civil War

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Moa Rydell; [2017]
    Keywords : Intervention; Civil War; Syria; Saudi Arabia; Iran; Proxy Warfare; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This examination addresses the problem of proxy warfare in civil wars by examining Iran’s and Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the Syrian Civil War. Based on previous theoretical frameworks a new theoretical framework of proxy warfare has been developed which is used to analyze whether Iran’s and Saudi Arabia’s involvement in Syria is a case of proxy warfare or not, and if their involvement in the conflict is a resultat of their so called ‘New Cold War’ as it is portrayed. READ MORE