Abstract
The Investigation of 2008 Russia-Georgia War in Terms of the Theory of Proxy War
The theory of proxy warfare became intense foci of international relations after the war in Syria and the crisis between Russia and Ukraine. However, 2008 Russia-Georgia war also has characterictiscs of the proxy warfare. Therefore, this article analyzes the crisis within the theory of proxy warfare, which emerged during the Cold War as the most prevalent method of competition between the US and the former Soviet Union. The paper argues that the process that led to the warfare and the warfare itself present example of proxy warfare between the West and Russia for global hegemony, rather than a regional war between Russia and Georgia, and that its result will affect not just Eurasia but security world-wide.
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