Proxy War and Global Security: A Critical Analysis

Abstract

Over the years, proxy wars and alliance has been an instrument used by major and minor powers to achieve their foreign policy objective and as well market their product. The paper seeks to x-ray the nexus between proxy wars and global security. This link can be seen in the examination of the role played by major powers during the cold war between the US and USSR, as well as in the ongoing series of conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, Saudi Arabia and Iran, especially in Yemen and Syria. The main thrust of this paper is to reveal how proxy wars and alliance pose a threat to global peace and security. It has also been realized that this would reduce discord and conflict among states. The study was anchored on the power theory to address the conflict among nation states. The research methodology used was qualitative. The work is descriptive in nature and we made use of secondary sources such as textbooks, internet materials, magazines and newspapers. The study found out that proxy wars and alliance among nations either directly or indirectly is threat to global peace and security, citing the case of Russia and Ukraine, Syria and Yemen, Israel and Palestine, etc. The paper concluded that integration among nation states was the bed rock of the global peace and security. It was recommended that United Nations, Arab league, African Union, and other regional organizations should be strong to carry out their aims and objectives effectively without fear or favour. It was also recommended that states should desist from the actions and inactions                                                                                                                                                that are threat to global peace and security.