Publication

Aug 2014

This publication discusses Russia's increasing use of proxy forces, including private military companies (PMCs) and 'local patriots', to advance its interests abroad. The strategy worked well in the expropriation of Crimea and is seemingly paying dividends in the pro-Russian separatist conflict in Eastern Ukraine.

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Author Maxim Worcester
Series ISPSW Publications
Issue 282
Publisher Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)
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