Anton Mardasov and Kirill Semenov describe how Moscow is trying to support the armed opposition without weakening al-Assad
Conflicts
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Sergey Sukhankin on why the employment of PMCs in Sub-Saharan Africa has not yielded major benefits to Russia
Lyubov Glazunova investigates Russia’s struggle to legalise diamond exports from the Central African Republic
Leonid Isaev and Anton Mardasov on the diffusion of responsibility for policies in the Middle East
Pavel Luzin considers why the Russian armed forces end this decade in a place of deep uncertainty
Anton Mardasov and Kirill Semenov on how Russia introduced PMCs to Libya and is trying to maintain a certain balance of power in the country
With the Caliphate collapsing and the ISIS leader now dead, where next for Russia’s jihadists asks Asya Metodieva
Leonid Isaev on how Turkey and Russia filled the vacuum after the withdrawal of US troops from northern Syria
Anton Mardasov on what is happening with the territories that returned under the control of the Assad regime, but where a fairly high level of anti-government sentiment has been preserved
James Sherr on what Ukraine’s President Zelensky has to do to combat Russia successfully
The third part of the series ‘Safety first’ examines the tangled ideological motives behind Balkan fighters taking up arms in Eastern Ukraine
Gabriella Gricius uncovers how Russia’s global ambitions are increasingly handled by mercenaries in Africa and the Middle East