Mercenaries

The killing of Wagner’s leader, who is presumed dead after his private plane crashed en route to St. Petersburg, won’t address the deeper sources of stress affecting the Russian President’s grip on power.

This weekend, the country saw someone other than Putin act politically and—even more important—wield force.

How Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion exposed the Russian President.

At a critical strategic juncture, non-state actors threaten to complicate the conflict.

“He felt as if he were releasing the spirit of chaos into the world. But wasn’t it already here?”