Essays about: "proxy wars"

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1. 1. Holy Politics : Understanding how religion is instrumentalized in the proxy conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hassan Jaber; [2023]
   Keywords : Religion; Instrumentalism; International conflicts; Iran; Saudi Arabia; Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist; Wahhabism;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the existing gap in the research of religion in international relations by applying the theory of elite instrumentalism to the proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The analysis was able to demonstrate that the elites of both states have instrumentalized religion by utilizing concepts of Islamic rulership to legitimize their rule and justify their political actions. READ MORE

3. 2. Proxy Wars : The Effects of External Support on Multiparty Conflicts

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Marcus E Andersson; [2022]
   Keywords : multiparty conflict; multiparty; external support; civil war; fragmentation; machine learning; random forest;

   Abstract : How does external support affect the number of rebel groups active in a conflict? The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether there is a systematic relationship between external support and civil wars with more than one rebel group active, referred to as multiparty conflicts. Drawing on previous literature on the causes of such conflicts, I argue that external support increases the probability of multiparty conflicts by providing resources to nascent rebel groups while also causing polarization and inhibiting rebel alliances. READ MORE

4. 3. “Little Green Men” in a Legal Gray Area: International Responsibility for Proxy Wars

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten; Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Mariia Rudko; [2020]
   Keywords : proxy wars; hybrid wars; international jurisprudence; Nicaragua; Tadić; impunity for war crimes; international responsibility of States; attribution of conduct to a state; the strict control test; the effective overall control test; Law and Political Science;

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5. 4. Them vs Us - The ontological significance of identity and (in)security in the Cold Conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Michael Abdullah; [2019-12-17]
   Keywords : Ontological security theory; Identity; Security; Conflict; Iran; Saudi Arabia;

   Abstract : In recent years, identity has become increasingly important within the field of International Relations and in studies of conflict. This has led to the widening of the field with the help of perspectives from the field of Psychology, and the emergence of ontological security theory (OST) where identity is a centrality. READ MORE

6. 5. 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