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Russian mercenaries have a bad reputation but some African regimes still employ them: study explores why

By Ori Swed, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Texas Tech University
Alessandro Arduino, Affiliate Lecturer, King's College London

Russian mercenaries, like the Wagner group, have an awful reputation. Multiple western outlets have reported on their military ineffectiveness, their abysmal human rights record, and their exploitative…

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