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Committee (2023)Østensen and Bukkvoll (2022)Marten (2019)Dahlqvist (2019)Stachowitsch (2015)Marten (2019)Katz et al. (2020)Sukhankin (2018)Stachowitsch (2013)Sukhankin (2018)Rondeaux (2019)Samorukov (2023)Rondeaux (2024)Human Rights Watch (2024)Allison et al. (2025)Giustozzi, de Deus Pereira and Lewis (2025)Stanyard (2025)Klein (2025)Larsen (2025)Noone et al. (2024)Parens and Plichta (2025)Kashin et al. (2016)Nikolsky (2016)The Sentry (2025)Dossier Center (2023)Rondeaux, Imhof and Margolin (2021)
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Russian private military companies don’t really exist. Here’s why — and why that mattersAfrican Corps — The Russian Ministry of Defence’s replacement for Wagner in AfricaAleksandr Kuznetsov, Wagner’s global operativeMikhail Vatanin, the Wagner leader with influence and business interestsAndrey Troshev, the “grey” bureaucrat tasked with managing the new WagnerAnton Yelizarov (Lotus), the Wagner military commander challenging the Kremlin’s choiceRatibor leads rebranded Wagner...or Wagner rebrandingCAR murder prompts trucker protests against WagnerInvestigation sheds light on Russian propaganda in Central African RepublicToken measures against Russian propagandaRussia issues get-out-of-jail-free cardRussia’s difficulties in replacing Wagner shouldn’t come as a surprisePMC accountability in the spotlightWhat 2025 holds for the world of sub-state securityThe characteristic that made the biggest contribution to Prigozhin’s successAfrican Corps expands operations to Equatorial GuineaRussia weakened in Syria, bolsters Mali presence in responseEngland’s legal regulator decides basic due diligence is optional in Wagner founder case.What raccoons tell us about the changing role of Russia’s violent entrepreneursEverything looks clearer in the rear-view mirrorA war of illusions, or Prigozhin and the limits of OSINTPrigozhin’s death and the social construction of reality
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