# Proxy war { "id": "S2013002437", "title": "Proxy war", "url": "/topics/S2013002437", "kind": "topic-directory", "aeo_cohort": "topic-directory", "provider": "lcsh", "revision": "8229d5a50ad6a2c5", "catalogue_revision": "f050b5d4780b1289", "numeric_address": "4920266458149315174", "address_version": "morton4x16-v1", "coordinates": [ 0, 479, 61419, 5120 ], "answer_status": "Directory metadata; local answer requires separate source review", "truth_status": "Subject descriptor, not a factual answer or a demonstrated knowledge gap" } Here are entered works on military conflicts that are instigated by, or fought on behalf of, countries which are not directly involved in the conflict, usually as a substitute for fighting each other directly. Works on warfare between adversaries, at least one of whom is a non-state actor seeking to undermine the established political authority through both indirect and conventional military means, are entered under [Irregular warfare.] Directory metadata is not a factual answer or evidence of a global knowledge gap. Source: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2013002437 No owner-reviewed local answer yet.