A "proxy war" occurs when two powers in a conflict use substitutes instead of fighting each other directly.
A war battled between gatherings or littler nations that
each speak to the interests of other bigger powers, and may have help and support
from these. Since the mid twentieth century, proxy wars have most generally appeared as states expecting the
part of backers to non-state intermediaries, basically utilizing them as fifth column
to undermine an enemy power.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world's trading nations and ratified in their parliaments.
The success of the Nato after world war II is generally believed to have been dependent on the inclusion of United States in the Organization
Back than, NATO was the main opponent of Uni soviet's influence. The inclusion of United States brought a great power within the NATO to oppose the communist influence
I'm pretty sure it hurt Lincoln's goal for becomming president, because he would be facing off against multiple people, which would make his campaign much harder.