Surrogate Warfare

"Clausewitz wrote that war is coercive in nature though throughout history coercion has taken many forms. This principle is more real today than ever thanks to the ability of states to contract out operations to partners or surrogates both animate and inanimate. Though not a new departure this development has taken on a new reality in a globalised and technologically vulnerable world. With remarkable erudition and insight this study represents a bold and original contribution to the field of security studies." — Christopher Coker, Professor of International Relations, Director of LSE IDEAS, London School of Economics

"This important book captures and conceptualises a phenomenon that has been increasingly pronounced in contemporary warfare. States increasingly look to others — surrogates - to carry the risks of warfare rather than put their own forces in harm's way. These can be private companies, rebel militias, other governments, or autonomous vehicles. But can they do this and keep control of the conduct of a conflict and ensure that other agendas don't take priority over their interests?" — Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College London

"In Surrogate Warfare, Andreas Krieg and Jean-Marc Rickli offer a welcome discussion of the phenomenon of nation states farming out military and security responsibilities to 'surrogates.'" — Michigan War Studies Review

"This work is... a stimulating essay, offering a real debate on what war is today, especially around the ethical and legal issues linked to technological revolutions, in progress and to come." —

"Surrogate Warfare offers fresh perspectives about contemporary warfare with analysis on

technology, ethics, and the current geostrategic environment." — Terrorism and Political Violence