War by Other Means

All War by Other Means

Russian PMCs and Irregulars: Past Battles and New Endeavors

05.13.2020 Sergey Sukhankin

Executive Summary Between 2014 and 2019, Russian mercenaries and irregulars have been spotted on three continents, and the number of countries where they have carried...

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Russian Irregulars and PMCs in the ‘Heart’ of Europe: The Case of Kaliningrad Oblast

04.24.2020 Sergey Sukhankin

Executive Summary Despite looming socio-economic collapse in the 1990s, Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast managed—with extensive federal support—to overcome these difficulties. The policies aimed at support and...

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The ‘Hybrid’ Role of Russian Mercenaries, PMCs and Irregulars in Moscow’s Scramble for Africa

01.10.2020 Sergey Sukhankin

Executive Summary Russia’s “return” to Africa—preceded by a decade of near absence on the continent—is premised on two main aspects: 1) geo-economic interests (notably, securing...

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Russian PMCs in the Syrian Civil War: From Slavonic Corps to Wagner Group and Beyond

12.18.2019 Sergey Sukhankin

Executive Summary Slavonic Corps Limited became Russia’s first and, in many ways, rather experimental “new type” private military company (PMC), concerned with tasks typically performed...

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