proxy war
noun [ C ] uk/ˈprɒk.si ˌwɔːr/ us/ˈprɑːk.si ˌwɔːr/
（由大国挑动或操纵的）代理战争，傀儡战争
a war fought between groups or smaller countries that each represent the interests of other larger powers, and may have help and support from these
The new nuclear superpowers fought their first proxy war for global supremacy in the Asian heartland of Korea. 这些新的核超级大国在亚洲心脏地带朝鲜半岛进行了首次傀儡战争，目的是争夺全球霸权。