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Motivated to Fight: Diverse Motivations of Foreign Fighters in the Russia-Ukraine War

Motivated to Fight: Diverse Motivations of Foreign Fighters in the Russia-Ukraine War January 2025 Armed Forces & Society Ori Swed Aria Stiefelmaier Oleksandra Hanchukova Why fight for someone else’s war? This… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Russian Wagner Group mercenaries killed in attack by al-Qaeda-linked group in Mali

Russian Wagner Group mercenaries killed in attack by al-Qaeda-linked group in Mali 2:39 am, November 25, 2024 Source: Associated Press An al-Qaeda-affiliated group ambushed and killed Wagner Group mercenaries in central… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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‘These are unprepared people, like in ’41’ Audio recording of alleged call between Prigozhin and Lukashenko includes criticism of Russian security forces and talk of cash

‘These are unprepared people, like in ’41’ Audio recording of alleged call between Prigozhin and Lukashenko includes criticism of Russian security forces and talk of cash 7:21 am, November 22, 2024… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia

Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia Hardcover – 13 Jun. 2024 by Anna Arutunyan (Author), Mark Galeotti (Author) ‘Absolutely gripping, deeply authoritative, hugely important and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Episode 3: Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, & the New Future of Russia w/ Mark Galeotti & Anna Arutunyan

Episode 3: Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, & the New Future of Russia w/ Mark Galeotti & Anna Arutunyan National Security Institute 1.04K subscribers 5,224 views Oct 10, 2024 Today on Coffee &… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Mercenaries of Influence: How Russian PMCs Redefined Power Projection

Mercenaries of Influence: How Russian PMCs Redefined Power Projection Situation Reports – October 16, 2024 By Eric J. Uribe Russian use of hard power has been displayed on the global stage… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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My habibi Sergey: How a Urals-based firm uses the promise of citizenship and pay to recruit Arab mercenaries for the Russian army

My habibi Sergey: How a Urals-based firm uses the promise of citizenship and pay to recruit Arab mercenaries for the Russian army Alexei Remizov 30 September 2024 The Insider previously detailed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Fire Engulfs Russian Mercenary Base After Night of Air Strikes

Fire Engulfs Russian Mercenary Base After Night of Air Strikes Published Sep 21, 2024 at 10:24 AM EDT Updated Sep 21, 2024 at 6:19 PM EDT CLOSE X Current Time 0:00 /… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Violence in Central Sahel has not improved, experts say, as some Russian mercenaries depart

Violence in Central Sahel has not improved, experts say, as some Russian mercenaries depart September 06, 2024 8:06 PM By Henry Wilkins Embed Russian mercenaries hired to provide security in Burkina… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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After Prigozhin: Does Wagner Group have a future?

Academic Policy Paper Series, no. 1, September 2024 After Prigozhin: Does Wagner Group have a future? Dr. Antonio Giustozzi and David Lewis September 11, 2024 Introduction In the immediate aftermath of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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