Category Archives: Academic

    The mercenary concepts conditions of possibility: effeminacy, modernity and the international

    The mercenary concepts conditions of possibility: effeminacy, modernity and the international December 2024 DOI:  10.1177/13540661241304410 License  CC BY 4.0 Malte Riemann Research Interest Score Abstract The 19th-century disappearance of mercenary forces… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Erik Prince and the Private Security Sector in the United States

    Erik Prince and the Private Security Sector in the United States You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    The European Union’s use of contractors in security and defence: blazing its own path of institutional change?

    The European Union’s use of contractors in security and defence: blazing its own path of institutional change? Caroline Batka & Jozef Bátora Received 13 Nov 2023, Accepted 24 Jun 2024, Published… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Wagner Group—A Tool and Target of Great Power Competition in Africa: Implications for Canada

    Wagner Group—A Tool and Target of Great Power Competition in Africa: Implications for Canada Christopher Spearin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5322-7397 spearin@cfc.dnd.caView all authors and affiliations Volume 79, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1177/00207020241232988 Abstract Wagner Group, the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    The Wagner Group in Africa

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    State Security Agent: A Study on the Interaction Between State Sovereignty and Private Security Companies

    State Security Agent: A Study on the Interaction Between State Sovereignty and Private Security Companies Meng Yang, Yuhong Li Source Title: Global Trends in Governance and Policy Paradigms Copyright: © 2024… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    The Wagner Group, Russia’s Foreign Policy and Sub-Saharan Africa

    The Wagner Group, Russia’s Foreign Policy and Sub-Saharan Africa Executive summary: Set up in 2014 as a private organisation, the Wagner Group has conducted numerous  military activities internationally that remain shrouded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    The effects of the Russia–Ukraine war and the Wagner Group coup on defense stocks in Europe: an event study analysis 

    The effects of the Russia–Ukraine war and the Wagner Group coup on defense stocks in Europe: an event study analysis  By: Svetoslav Covachev and Gergely Fazakas Institute of Finance, Corvinus University… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Wagner Group: Comparing and contextualizing the Russian monster

    Research Article Wagner Group: Comparing and contextualizing the Russian monster Christopher Spearin Published online: 18 Apr 2024 Abstract Though the same descriptors have been applied to Wagner Group and US/Western Private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Just Like a Nesting Doll: Prigozhin’s Patriot Media Grou

    Just Like a Nesting Doll: Prigozhin’s Patriot Media Group Abstract: Alongside the private military company Wagner and his notorious Internet Research Agency (IRA), Yevgeny Prigozhin was associated with the Patriot Media… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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