Georgian civil society is fending off the so-called agent law – and thus also preventing pro-Russian influence in the country, which aspires to join the EU. Chișinău With European flags and against water cannons, tear gas and autocratic arbitrariness: thousands of people have taken to the streets in Georgia’s capital …

Mercenaries have been a fixture in Africa since the second half of the 20th century. They have been used to protect incumbent leaders or install new ones in conflict zones. Their offering – guns for hire – has remained essentially the same for decades. However, they’ve recently undergone an evolution …

Abstract: On January 18, 2023, the military regime in Burkina Faso demanded that France withdraw its troops from the country within a month, stoking fears that another African country is set to hire the Kremlin’s favorite mercenaries, the Wagner Group, to help contain Burkina Faso’s worsening jihadi insurgency. There seems …