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From US contractors in Iraq and Russian mercenary groups in Syria, to Gulf states’ ‘foreign legions’ in Yemen and multiple Iranian proxy militias, national armies no longer…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251712
ISSN: 2633-304X
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As Russia expands military operations in Syria and escalates the crisis with Turkey, it has also bolstered its forces at its base in Armenia, the sole Russian military facility in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207286
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French forces completed their withdrawal from Mali in August. The current force posture, with some 3,000 troops based mostly in Niger and Chad, will remain unchanged in the short…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273997
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The last major rebel-held area in Syria, Idlib province is under the military control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a salafi-jihadist rebel alliance. Jaysh al-Ahrar, the largest…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224468
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The two countries have turned to each other amid increasing isolation from international banking systems, export markets, and foreign resources and technologies. Deepening their…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278339
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No high-profile figures have defected from the Maduro government, and the military remains resolutely behind the incumbent. In this situation of parallel authorities, the traction…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242584
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Unlike the Wagner private military company (PMC), it is subordinated to the Russian state. The first confirmed deployment of African Corps forces is to Burkina Faso, where it will…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285059
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US missile defence.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243647
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Space as a domain of warfare.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252511
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The Central European perspective on greater EU cooperation in defence.