During the Cold War (1947-1991), the U.S. and Russia avoid nuclear annihilation by waging "proxy wars," supporting opposing sides in regional conflicts. Vietnam is a classic proxy war, with the ...

Russia's pursuit of proxy wars and intimidation has raised the prospect of a return to another Cold War between Moscow and ... is perfectly captured by a graphic from Louis Martin-Vézian of ...

The BBC could not independently verify this. Russia previously accused Washington of fighting a "proxy war" in Ukraine. A spokesperson for the Pentagon said it provided the Ukrainians with ...