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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827035403321

Autore

Krieg Andreas

Titolo

Surrogate warfare : the transformation of war in the twenty-first century / / Andreas Krieg and Jean-Marc Rickli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : Georgetown University Press, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-62616-679-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

355.02

Soggetti

Military art and science - History - 21st century

War - History - 21st century

Military art and science - Technological innovations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The history of surrogate warfare -- The context of neotrinitarian war -- Conceptualizing surrogate warfare -- Externalizing the burden of war to the machine -- Patron-surrogate relations and the problem of control and autonomy -- Toward a just surrogate war -- Iran's externalization of strategic defense through surrogate warfare -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This phenomenon ranges from arming proxies, to the use of armed drones, to cyber propaganda. Krieg and Rickli bring old, related practices such as war by mercenary or proxy under this new overarching concept. Apart from analyzing the underlying sociopolitical drivers that trigger patrons to substitute or supplement military action, this book looks at the intrinsic trade-offs between substitution and control that shapes the relationship between patron and surrogate. This book will be essential reading for anyone studying contemporary conflict.