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Wagner Group recruiters shift focus to organised sabotage in Europe

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FT: Wagner Group recruiters shift focus to organised sabotage in Europe Ivanna Kostina, Alona Mazurenko — 16 February, 08:44 A PMC Wagner Group patch. Stock photo: TheTimes.co.uk Add UP as preferred… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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THE BRUSSELS GAMBIT

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Somewhere on a tablet in her deputy’s coat pocket, unread until the car, a routine notice was already waiting: a Gulf-registered subsidiary of a Texas-headquartered firm had that afternoon signed a contract to field an autonomous perimeter network for a private consortium operating in the South China Sea. The market, whatever the communiqué said, was not waiting for Brussels to catch up to it. It never had. Continue reading →

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Militarized surveillance — How outsourcing to private actors Is reshaping governance and accountability

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SADAT: Turkey’s Wagner Group

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Turkey’s use of private military actors has become an increasingly important—if opaque —feature of its foreign policy toolkit. Among these, SADAT International Defense Consultancy stands out as a quasi-official instrument that blurs the line between state policy and deniable coercion. Continue reading →

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Mercenaries in the eastern Mediterranean from the late Bronze Age to the Iron Age

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Mercenaries in the eastern Mediterranean: from the late Bronze Age to the Iron Age Continue reading →

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European companies leading the new NATO-aligned private security model

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European companies leading the new NATO-aligned private security model Professionalisation, technology and the protection of critical infrastructure are driving a new hybrid security model across Europe. The EU seeks to integrate… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Is Europe’s private security sector ready for defence or merely struggling to survive public tenders?

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Is Europe’s private security sector ready for defence or merely struggling to survive public tenders? Europe’s private security industry faces a stark contradiction: while EU policies demand preparation for cyberattacks, hybrid… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mercenaries at the movies: representations of soldiers of fortune in Mexico and the Congo in American and European cinema

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Mercenaries at the movies: representations of soldiers of fortune in Mexico and the Congo in American and European cinema Paul B. Rich Small Wars & Insurgencies 2022 33:1-2 224-249 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading →

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

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The European Union’s use of contractors in security and defence blazing its own path of institutional change? Caroline Batka & Jozef Batora (2025) European Security 34:2, pp. 171-190 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading →

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Russian Strikes Take Out German and British Combatants: Latin American Mercenaries Reinforce Frontlines

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Russian Strikes Take Out German and British Combatants: Latin American Mercenaries Reinforce Frontlines Eastern Europe and Central Asia , Ground Military Watch Magazine Editorial Staff June-3rd-2026 Colombian Mercenary in Ukraine (left)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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