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Small Wars & Insurgencies Volume 27, 2016 - Issue 2: Proxy Actors, Militias and Irregular Forces: The New Frontier of War?
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Purposes and pitfalls of war by proxy: A systemic analysis

Seyom BrownAmerican Security Project, Washington, DC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 243-257 | Received 07 Aug 2015, Accepted 10 Oct 2015, Published online: 21 Mar 2016

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