The Wagner Group is both the tip of the Russian spear in Ukraine and the state’s backroom dealer in Africa. A mercenary outfit originally designed as an
4th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group to elaborate the content of an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies, 17-21 April 2023
General comments by the International Commissi
Definitional challenges in international law make regulating Wagner Group activity difficult, and transnational governance is not a ready substitute. What can be done instead?
Transparency International Defence and Security’s latest report – Hidden Costs: US private military and security companies and the risks of corruption and…