Diane M. Zorri, Houman A. Sadri and David C. Ellis: IRANIAN PROXY GROUPS IN IRAQ, SYRIA, AND YEMEN: A PRINCIPAL-AGENT COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Diane M. Zorri, Houman A. Sadri and David C. Ellis: IRANIAN PROXY GROUPS IN IRAQ, SYRIA, AND YEMEN: A PRINCIPAL-AGENT COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Summary/Abstract: This paper contains following book review: Zorri Diane Maye et al. Iranian Proxy Groups in Iraq Syria and Yemen : A Principal-Agent Comparative Analysis. JSOU University Press 2020. Understanding how and why Iran uses proxy forces throughout the Middle East is vitally important for policymakers, military strategists, and operators. The lessons in this volume are not isolated to U.S. approaches toward Iranian use of proxies but have broader implications in great power competition. Russia and China have their own versions of proxies that also seek to compete with the U.S. short of armed conflict. Zorri, Sadri, and Ellis have provided the special operations community with a roadmap to responding to such activities when so many are struggling to find a solution.

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