Contractors and Mercenaries will Live on after the US Leaves Iraq and Afghanistan
ercenaries have been a part of war since humans first started to coordinate and live amongst each other in societies.
What the Return of Mercenaries Means for the World Politics
ercenaries are back.
Russia in the Middle East: From Arms to Mercenaries
VIDEO: Mercenaries Reborn: How Private Armies Violate Human RightsRussia’s military exports demonstrated steady growth prior to 2013 but have been plateauing ever since.
Mercenaries in Karabakh: Who They Are and How They Got There
During the conflict, there were many allegations of Armenia using mercenaries from various countries.
Mercenaries Reborn: How Private Armies Violate Human Rights
Private Military Companies (PMCs) are independent corporations that offer military services to national governments, international organizations, and sub-state actors. However,…
Turkey’s Right to Self-Defense Requires Cross-Border Operations in Syria and Iraq
The court held that an armed attack is not only limited to “action by regular armed forces across an international border,” but also the “sending by or on behalf of a State of armed bands, groups, irregulars or mercenaries, which carry out acts of armed force against another State of such gravity as to amount to (inter alia) an actual armed attack conducted by regular forces,” or “its substantial involvement therein.
Karabakh: Azerbaijani-Armenian Borders Witness Serious Clashes
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Turkey and the escalation
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated Ankara’s support for Baku, noting that “the world should know that Türkiye stands by its Azerbaijani brothers and sisters,” during a speech he gave in Ankara on September 14.
Turkey-Egypt Rapprochement: A Missed Opportunity in Libya?
Read: What the Return of Mercenaries Means for the World PoliticsAmong all external backers of the Saleh-Bashagha coalition, Cairo merits the most attention as it was arguably the chief architect of the parallel government move.
Russia’s War in Ukraine Gives Iran the Upper Hand in Syria
Some Wagner units, who are Russian mercenaries and were deployed in Libya and Syria, have reportedly started withdrawing.
Libya’s Political Atmosphere Is a Gordian Knot
Read: What the Return of Mercenaries Means for the World PoliticsThe HoR and pro-Haftar figures' opposition was followed by an attempt by the HoR to install a new rival government to challenge that of Dbeibah.
Foreign Fighters Arrive in Scores to Fight in Ukraine
He called fighters who would join the Russian army “volunteers” and those joining the Ukrainian army “mercenaries.
Ukraine is Assad’s New Dilemma
Russia sees these Syrians as “low-cost mercenaries”.
The Urge to Kill to Survive: Russia’s Imperialist Expansionism Explained
Russia knows that its conventional military inventory is aged and cannot win a full-scale traditional war despite its numeric superiority.
Macron’s Visit to Putin Underlines Just How Weak the West is Against Putin
The problem of course is that the French leader doesn’t want to send French troops to a war zone with Russia, as he has proved by speeding up his own withdrawal of troops in Mali, once the presence of Russian mercenaries just recently emerged.
Dassault Rafale vs. F-35: More than Just Selecting a Combat Aircraft
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Comparison and assessment
The purchase of a sophisticated military weapon such as a combat aircraft incorporates political, economic, and technological aspects in addition to military ones.
The U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq: One Boot Inside, the Other Out?
Read: Contractors and Mercenaries will Live on after the US Leaves Iraq and AfghanistanMeanwhile, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has been facing pressure from Iraqi Shia factions in the country and militias allied with Iran to implement the Iraqi parliament’s nonbinding decision to end foreign military presence in Iraq.
Wagner Group Strengthens Its Hold in Africa
The French government on December 23, 2021 criticized the decision by the Malian transitional authorities to authorize the deployment of the Wagner Group, and accused Russia of sponsoring the private military company's employment of mercenaries in the West African nation.
How Intelligence Agencies Turned into Foreign Policy Tools
In today’s world, intelligence service directors take an active role in the processes of foreign policy formulation.
In the Name of Democracy, Libya Must Postpone the Elections
VIDEO: Mercenaries Reborn: How Private Armies Violate Human RightsEvery single actor knows very well that under these circumstances, the December 24 elections will bring war rather than a prosperous Libya as the country has become a land where figures like Haftar, Saif Gaddafi, and Aguila Saleh can run for the presidency.
Russian Brinkmanship in Ukraine
Now the question is “Will Russia invade Ukraine?”
