Category Archives: Russia

War, Business and Ideology: How Russian Private Military Contractors Pursue Moscow’s Interests

Posted on July 16, 2019 by David Isenberg

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Putin’s Not-So-Secret Mercenaries: Patronage, Geopolitics, and the Wagner Group

Posted on July 9, 2019 by David Isenberg

Putin’s Not-So-Secret Mercenaries: Patronage, Geopolitics, and the Wagner Group Nathaniel Reynolds July 08, 2019 Paper Source: Getty Summary:  While Wagner is guided by the Kremlin’s geopolitical aspirations, its actions are shaped… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Libya Uncovers Alleged Russian Plot to Meddle in African Votes

Posted on July 9, 2019 by David Isenberg

Libya Uncovers Alleged Russian Plot to Meddle in African Votes By Samer Al-Atrush, Ilya Arkhipov, and Henry Meyer July 5, 2019, 9:29 AM EDT Updated on July 5, 2019, 2:47 PM… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: The top secret world of Russia’s mercenaries who fight in Syria

Posted on July 9, 2019 by David Isenberg

Exclusive: The top secret world of Russia’s mercenaries who fight in Syria Reuters 05th Apr 2019 12:02:27 GMT +0300 Map showing the location of military camps near the settlement of Molkino… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Putin Calls Russian Mercenaries Private Contractors, Claims They Are Not ‘Engaged in Combat’

Posted on June 28, 2019 by David Isenberg

Putin Calls Russian Mercenaries Private Contractors, Claims They Are Not ‘Engaged in Combat’ June 22, 2019 SYRIA – Russian mercenaries in Syria (Courtesy of Security Service of Ukraine) Vladimir Putin President… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Russian Military and Security Privatization: Implications for Canada

Posted on June 28, 2019 by David Isenberg

Omar Sanadiki/Reuters/RTX30GQ1 Russian soldiers, on armoured vehicles, patrol a street in Aleppo, Syria, 2 February 2017. Russian Military and Security Privatization: Implications for Canada by Christopher Spearin For more information on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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From ‘Volunteers’ to Quasi-PMCs: Retracing the Footprints of Russian Irregulars in the Yugoslav Wars and Post-Soviet Conflicts

Posted on June 27, 2019 by David Isenberg

From ‘Volunteers’ to Quasi-PMCs: Retracing the Footprints of Russian Irregulars in the Yugoslav Wars and Post-Soviet Conflicts Sergey Sukhankin, Jamestown, June 25, 2019 Introduction The collapse of the Union of Soviet… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Central African Republic: French Implicated in Russian Journalists’ Murder

Posted on June 25, 2019 by David Isenberg

Central African Republic: French Implicated in Russian Journalists’ Murder 18 June 2019 By Oman Mbiko Bangui — THE fingering of individuals with French connections in the murder of three Russian journalists… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private military companies – a growing instrument in Russia’s foreign and security policy toolbox

Posted on June 22, 2019 by David Isenberg

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The Latest: Russian private military contractors in Syria

Posted on June 22, 2019 by David Isenberg

The Latest: Russian private military contractors in Syria Posted: Jun 20, 2019 6:51 AM EDT Updated: Jun 20, 2019 12:01 PM EDT (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP). Russian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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