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30/03/2020

Tendencies in proxy warfare.- José Luis Pontijas Calderón.

Current dynamics in what has been called ‘proxy warfare’ make this phenomenon one of the significant characteristics of current and future conflicts. It is therefore considered interesting to study it in relation to three factors: the use of private military companies, the cyberspace as a new field of action and new trends in the phenomenon itself. This phenomenon entails the potential to destabilize the overall balance, because of the potential risk of escalation.

Document written by José Luis Pontijas Calderón. Artillery Colonel. PhD in Applied Economy (Univ. Alcalá de Henares). Analyst of IEEE, Area of euroatlantic security .

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