1. Wagner PMC and the Semi-Privatisation of Russian State Security
- Author
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Aris, Stephen
- Subjects
private security and military companies ,privates Sicherheits- und Militärunternehmen ,Politikwissenschaft ,Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik ,Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy ,nationale Sicherheit ,privatization ,Russia ,ddc:320 ,Russland ,war ,national security ,Ukraine ,Privatisierung ,Political science ,Krieg - Abstract
This article traces the increasingly significant role played by the Wagner Group private military company (PMC) within Russia. Wagner PMC’s prominent, if not officially acknowledged, role in the offensive on Ukraine has accelerated a process by which it has semi-privatised certain functions of state security. This is likely to have an impact on the nature of the Russian state in the years ahead.
- Published
- 2022