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1 – 10 of 15Unlike 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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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They have backed opposing sides in the Syrian and Libyan conflicts and pursued different objectives there and in Nagorno-Karabakh, in the hope that conflict trends would benefit…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258615
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LIBYA/RUSSIA: Commander's appeal may boost Russia role
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES236744
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Military footprint could expand
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES218240
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LIBYA: Russia positions itself for key role
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES253021
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This is mainly because of Erdogan's politicisation of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) after the July 2016 failed coup. His fear of the generals, a power struggle within the TSK…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253484
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The recent focus of their rivalry has been on their competing maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean and their support for opposing sides in the Libyan civil war. Underlying…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257095
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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
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Uncertainty about whether Moscow will lift its suspension of flights from June 1 is discouraging Russian tourism into mid-summer. Turkey’s growing defence ties with Ukraine, its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261582
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The UAE has been heavily involved in the Libyan conflict, providing moral and material support to Haftar and enabling him to launch an offensive against the Tripoli-based GNA in…