Mercenaries

The timing of the Chinese citizens’ capture—as Russia and Ukraine have begun indirect talks towards a ceasefire that would end the war—is notable, and President Zelensky highlighted their presence as...

The story of the Ottomans and the Russians is an ancient one. The extensive list of conflicts between the two spans nearly 500 years, with battles across Europe, the Middle...

In April 2019, Gen. Khalifa Haftar, the ruler of east Libya and head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), launched a surprise offensive on the Government of National Accord (GNA)...

Two American volunteers fighting in Ukraine were reported missing on Wednesday and may have been captured by Russian forces—a development that, if confirmed, would raise troubling questions about a potential escalation...

Throughout history, wars have often been fought by “volunteers” from far-off lands. Much of the time, the motivator was money rather than ideology, but during the Spanish Civil War, thousands...

While much attention is being paid to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, less analysis has focused on how foreign volunteers are flocking to join the conflict. Ukraine’s appeal to foreign fighters...

Although the tensions that rankled Iran and Azerbaijan in the fall of 2021 have now subsided, the frictions underpinning their quarrel remain unresolved. This suggests that their rapprochement may be...

The “Wagner Group,” a Russian mercenary firm, has been deployed to Mali to help the country’s army contain a growing Islamist insurgency in its northern region.  The move has drawn harsh reactions...

On August 11, nine Chinese workers were killed in a blast in Pakistan, the latest in the string of attacks targeting Chinese citizens. The incident highlighted the vulnerability of Chinese...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Men like Denard but perhaps a little less theatrical—many of them South Africans—took the next logical step. They founded businesses with boring-sounding names but a...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Cancian ignores the possibility that China might retaliate against American privateering by issuing letters of marque to its own seafarers.  China has a 9,000-mile coastline and, by...

In the fall of 2020, as Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a brutal war in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region, Turkish-made drones and Syrian mercenaries recruited by Turkey supported the Azerbaijani military...