Mercenary Companies
Projection Abroad
Oligarchic mercenary companies like Wagner function as state-controlled instruments of power projection, combining military force, resource extraction, and disinformation campaigns to advance regime interests while maintaining plausible deniability, operating across Africa and beyond through integrated military, intelligence, and political warfare mechanisms.
Oligarchic mercenary companies like Wagner function as state-controlled instruments of power projection, combining military force, resource extraction, and disinformation campaigns to advance regime interests while maintaining plausible deniability, operating across Africa and beyond through integrated military, intelligence, and political warfare mechanisms.
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Citation
BibTeX citation:
@article{li2026,
author = {Li, E. Rosalie},
title = {Mercenary {Companies}},
date = {2026-02-17},
url = {https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/mercenary-companies.html},
langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Li, E. Rosalie. 2026. “Mercenary Companies,” February. https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/mercenary-companies.html.