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Russian Journalists’ killing may shed light on Kremlin’s African ambitions via mercenaries

Russian Journalists’ killing may shed light on Kremlin’s African ambitions via mercenaries August 3, 2018 1. Russian journalists’ killing may shed light on Kremlin’s African ambitions via mercenaries What happened Since… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Russian Journalists Murdered in Africa — What Russia Does Not Say

Media Russian Journalists Murdered in Africa — What Russia Does Not Say August 01, 2018 Central African Republic soldiers, trained by Russian instructors in Bangui Maria Zakharova Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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NATO, Russia and Private Military and Security Companies

NATO, Russia and Private Military and Security Companies Looking into the Dark Reflection Christopher Spearin Published online: 08 Aug 2018 Abstract In this article, Christopher Spearin examines Russian private military and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Coons, Rubio urge UN to investigate murder of Russian journalists

Coons, Rubio urge UN to investigate murder of Russian journalists By Submitted News Posted at 5:15 PM Updated at 5:42 PM Sens. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, and Marco Rubio, R-Florida, recently urged Secretary-General of the U.N.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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New Russian Mercenary Force Operating In Syria

New Russian Mercenary Force Operating In Syria by L Todd Wood New Russian Mercenary Force Operating In Syria July 11, 2018 Tsarism by L. Todd Wood  A new Russian mercenary force… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Putin Sends His Mercenary Chef To Dig For Gold (Military Base) In Africa…Literally and Figuratively

Putin and the President Omar al-Bashir Kremlin.ru photo Putin Sends His Mercenary Chef To Dig For Gold (Military Base) In Africa…Literally and Figuratively June 6, 2018 Putin Sends His Mercenary Chef… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Russia’s private military companies a more toxic form of Latin American death squads, Pastukhov says

Russia’s private military companies a more toxic form of Latin American death squads, Pastukhov says Russian troops in Aleppo, Syria (Image: Wikimedia)  2018/08/10 – 13:36 • Analysis & Opinion, Military analysis,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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More questions than answers in murders of Russian journalists in Africa

More questions than answers in murders of Russian journalists in Africa By Tim Lister, Clarissa Ward and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Updated 10:33 PM ET, Tue August 14, 2018 Flowers are left… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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NATO, Russia and Private Military and Security Companies: Looking into the Dark Reflection

NATO, Russia and Private Military and Security Companies: Looking into the Dark Reflection Christopher Spearin RUSI Journal, 8 August 2018 NATO, Russia The Atlantic Alliance should update its approach in light… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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By fighting wars with private armed forces, Russia risks conflict between major powers

By fighting wars with private armed forces, Russia risks conflict between major powers April 17, 2018 6.59am EDT kirill_makarov via Shutterstock Author Ulrich Petersohn Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Liverpool… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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