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Russia plane crash: US examining whether Salisbury poisoning commander is responsible, Pentagon source says

Russia plane crash: US examining whether Salisbury poisoning commander is responsible, Pentagon source says Exclusive The source told i the US is looking into the possibility that Major General Andrey Averyanov… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Content glorifying the Wagner Group circulating on Meta platforms

Content glorifying the Wagner Group circulating on Meta platforms 16 August 2023 By: Julia Smirnova and Francesca Visser Despite Meta labelling the Wagner Group as a “dangerous organisation”, the company has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Pro-Wagner accounts keep showing up on Facebook and Instagram after Meta’s ban on the mercenary group, report shows

Pro-Wagner accounts keep showing up on Facebook and Instagram after Meta’s ban on the mercenary group, report shows By Brian Fung and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Updated 12:51 PM EDT, Thu August… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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‘CACI Aided and Abetted the Torture of Our Clients’

August 24, 2023 ‘CACI Aided and Abetted the Torture of Our Clients’ CounterSpin interview with Baher Azmy on Abu Ghraib lawsuit Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed the Center for Constitutional Rights’… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Chinese PSCs in MENA: The Cases of Iraq and (South) Sudan

Chinese PSCs in MENA: The Cases of Iraq and (South) Sudan Sergey Sukhankin Published 2023 Publication Date:  2023 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Violence as a Condition: the Threat Posed by Quasi-PMCs

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Wagner now ‘recruiting in Poland’ as horrifying poster spotted hanging in bathroom

Wagner now ‘recruiting in Poland’ as horrifying poster spotted hanging in bathroom After Wagner mercenaries entered Belarus last month, tensions with Poland have soared. But as Warsaw sends 10,000 troops to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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How Did Wagner Become Russia’s Most Popular Hybrid Warfare Strategy Tool?

How Did Wagner Become Russia’s Most Popular Hybrid Warfare Strategy Tool? 29 July 2023 Read this article on other language Download article Fuad Shahbazov is a policy analyst. He holds a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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HIRED GUNS AGAINST TERRORISM: ASSESSING THE USE OF COMMERCIAL SOLDIERS IN NIGERIA’S COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY

HIRED GUNS AGAINST TERRORISM: ASSESSING THE USE OF COMMERCIAL SOLDIERS IN NIGERIA’S COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY    Oluwaseyi Mike Bamigboye School of Graduate Studies, Department of International Relations, Isik University, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Wagner Group Licks its Wounds in Belarus

Wagner Group Licks its Wounds in Belarus Bottom Line Exiled to Belarus, for now, Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner Group are looking to capitalize on their second chance. Though the group’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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