The Wagner Group boss had died in mysterious circumstances when his private jet crashed on August 23 2023.
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The lesson in the presumed death of the mercenary leader two months after his mutiny against Putin: Don’t make yourself an enemy of Russia’s leader.
All eyes are on Nigeria where west African countries are discussing the possibility of military intervention to reverse the coup.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
The coup in Niger has the potential to further destabilise the whole of west Africa.
Ethnic politics, the presence of foreign troops and the weaknesses of past responses to coups encouraged Niger’s recent military takeover.
Vladimir Putin is engaged in a bid to woo support among African leaders, but the summit masks the darker reality of Russian influence-seeking in Africa
African leaders at the second Africa-Russia summit need to speak with one voice.
Wagner Group mercenaries in Belarus remain a worrying wild card with possible consequences for the conflict and the wider region.
Russia has long been a ‘paramilitarised’ regime, where the state can be challenged and undermined, but is not completely destroyed, by paramilitary or criminal groups.
The Russia-Africa summit has obvious benefits for Moscow: it conveys a perception of normalcy and the tacit approval of African elites.
The new ECOWAS chairman must focus on strengthening democracy and security in west Africa.
Machinations over the march on Moscow are continuing.
Russian authorities have given no legitimate justification for dropping criminal cases against rebel troops – undermining both President Vladimir Putin and the legal system.
The revolt by Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his troops put the US in an unusual situation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
China has provided Russia with economic support during the war in Ukraine. But Beijing may be concerned over recent events in Moscow.
Euphoria in the West about the short-lived revolt by the Wagner Group hasn’t yet resulted in military gains for Ukraine.
The Wagner rebellion in Russia has implications for African countries that depend on mercenaries and non-state armed groups for security.
A historian explains how Russian President Vladimir Putin, weakened by a short-lived mutiny, might find a path to peace with Ukraine.
For the past few years Alexander Lukashenko has had to depend on Moscow’s help to keep him in power. Now he appears to have returned the favour.
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Senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor of National Security Affairs in the College of Distance Education, US Naval War College
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Doctoral Research Fellow, Conflict, Violence, & Terrorism Research Centre, Royal Holloway University of London
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Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Affiliate Lecturer, King's College London
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Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, University of Maryland
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Regional Coordinator, Institute for Security Studies
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Lecturer, Université des sciences juridiques et politiques de Bamako
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Lecturer in Political Economy, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Senior lecturer, La Trobe University
