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Global Sanctions Dashboard: Sanctions alone won’t stop the Wagner Group

Despite sanctions and efforts to curtail the Wagner Group’s illicit activity, the group has successfully evaded financial sanctions through a series of facilitators and front companies around the world. $5 billion: That’s how much the Wagner Group has made since 2017 mainly from mining, illicit gold trade, and forestry business …

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The Process Of Securing A Contract In Syria, 1994 – OpEd

I visited the capital city of Syria, Damascus, for the fifth time in 1994, alongside Jeff Green, the British General Manager of the American-Turkish joint venture company I was working for. There was a need for a new water-tube steam boiler by the Syrian public oil refineries. The United States …

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From Rebellion To Anarchy: How Prigozhin’s Rebellion Exposed Russia’s Legal Decay – OpEd

Opponents of the Kremlin, as well as independent political scientists, have rightfully emphasized the enduring ramifications of the Prigozhin’s rebellion, an event that has captivated attention in June 2023. While experts believe that its impact will be enduring, the failed uprising has already provided a revealing glimpse into the evolving …

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