Dozens of Russian fighters were killed in confrontation with rebel groups in Mali amid speculation that Ukrainian intelligence played a role.
- Assistant Professor of National Security Affairs in the College of Distance Education, US Naval War College
As Ukraine retakes parts of its northeastern region from Russia, the Kremlin continues to increasingly look to private military companies to fill in military power gaps.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked the US to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Doing so in this kind of international conflict would be unprecedented and might not make sense.
Rising tensions in West Africa heighten as the military junta in Mali engages Wagner, a Russian private military company while defying ECOWAS.
Mali’s precarious political situation has been the subject of ECOWAS resolution attempts for months
Private military and security companies are increasingly being contracted in Africa. But there are big gaps in understanding their impact.
Natural resources are an important factor in explaining why some rebel groups forcibly recruit children into their ranks.
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