private military contractors
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Aug- 2021 -11 August
South Dakota’s National Guard Funding Controversy and PMCs
Concerns raised about what South Dakota’s National Guard being funded by a Republican donor could lead to are a reality with private military contractors.
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Jan- 2019 -25 January
Are Russian ‘mercenaries’ in Venezuela? What we know
Reuters published an article on Russian private military contractors being flown to Venezuela, but the sources they used deserve close scrutiny
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Nov- 2018 -14 November
South Sudan military denies UN report of arms embargo violations
UN experts found violations of the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan, reporting "alarming levels" of sexual violence, hunger and human rights abuses in the war-scarred country
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Oct- 2018 -4 October
Afghanistan security council threatens ‘all legal options’ against privatization of war
Afghanistan's National Security Council said the government opposed any attempt to privatize the war and would pursue legal options
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Aug- 2018 -17 August
Does the murder of 3 journalists in Central African Republic expose Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ strategy?
The murky murder of three journalists in Central African Republic highlights Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ armed adventurism, Kiril Avramov and Ruslan Trad argue
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May- 2018 -9 May
Expanding global footprint: Russia builds on Syria experiments in Central Africa
Kiril Aramov and Ruslan Trad take an in-depth look at Russia’s expansion of its burgeoning hybrid state, as it moves private military contractors into the Central African Republic
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Apr- 2018 -13 April
Why won’t Secretary Mattis say the US controls Syrian oilfields?
US Senator Bob Corker said he doesn’t think enough has been made of the US airstrike in Syria that killed hundreds of Russians. Jared Szuba argues he’s right.
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12 April
Pompeo says ‘couple of hundred’ Russians killed in February Syria clash
The outgoing head of the CIA appeared to confirm reports that around 200 Russian mercenaries were killed in February during a clash with US Coalition-backed Syrian Democratic Forces near Deir Ezzor in Syria
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Feb- 2018 -28 February
Red Army in the grey zone: Russia’s greatest threat to the US is ‘less-than-war’
Crispin Burke argues that a credible US military deterrent may encourage Russia to use less-than-war measures, including military contractors and cyber power – designed to create plausible deniability and preclude the US from striking back
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17 February
An experimental playground: The footprint of Russian private military companies in Syria
The footprint of Russian private military contractors in Syria is significant and has demonstrated the capacity of the Kremlin to apply military pressure abroad without officially deploying regular troops
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