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The Wagner Group emerged from Russias shadowy criminal underworld in 2014 and soon became one of the worlds most infamous private military companies. Led by the provocative oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner developed into a key instrument of Russian power projection, with deep and direct ties to the Kremlin. Its mercenaries fought on the front lines in Ukraine, propped up regimes in the Middle East and Africa, and exploited chaos to secure lucrative resource contracts before Prigozhins mutiny against Moscow in 2023 brought him down.

This book traces the Wagner Groups violent ascent and descent, exposing how a shadow army built an empire that seemed to have no end in sight until it turned on its masters. Drawing on a wide range of sources and interviews, Moscows Mercenaries offers a comprehensive examination of Wagners inner workings: its hybrid structure, battlefield tactics, propaganda campaigns, and connections to the Russian military. From Ukraine to brutal counterinsurgency campaigns in Syria, the Central African Republic, Mali, and beyond, the book shows how Wagner evolved into a global criminal syndicate and reveals why its ambitions led to a fatal collision with the Russian state.

Moscows Mercenaries explores what Wagners rise tells us about the future of modern warfare, the erosion of international norms, and how authoritarian regimes outsource violence. Anyone interested in the evolution of mercenary warfare, great power competition, and the dark underbelly of global security stands to learn important lessons from this well-timed and insightful book.

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The Wagner mercenary company may be all but defunct, but as this important and interesting study shows, we can expect not only Russia but also other countries to adapt its model of outsourced authoritarian violence and influence to their own ends. -- Mark Galeotti, coauthor of Downfall: Putin, Prigozhin and the Fight for the Future of Russia This book provides an in-depth analysis of the rise and transformation of the Wagner Groupthe worlds most influential mercenary groupand its complex relationship with Vladimir Putins Kremlin. Tracking the Wagner Group from its prominent roles in the Russia-Ukraine and Syrian wars to its influential position in the politics of multiple African countries, Moscows Mercenaries offers important insight into Russian foreign and defense policy. -- Chris Miller, author of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology In a liminal world order where pseudopowerful states increasingly seek global influence on a shoestring budget, what does the Wagner Groups dynamic rise and precipitous fall reveal about the nature of state-sanctioned violence in the twenty-first century? Authored by some of the worlds foremost observers, this timely book reveals how Moscows premier mercenary force became an uncontrollable political and criminal blueprint for others. Moscows Mercenaries is a chilling and necessary account of how irregular warfare serves as a primary and expanding instrument of authoritarian power. -- Jason Warner, coauthor of The Islamic State in Africa: The Emergence, Evolution, and Future of the Next Jihadist Battlefront

Christopher M. Faulkner is an assistant professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College and a nonresident senior fellow in the Foreign Policy Research Institutes Eurasia Program.

Raphael Parens is a fellow in the Foreign Policy Research Institutes Eurasia and Africa Programs and a senior fellow at the Delphi Global Research Center.

Colin P. Clarke is the executive director of the Soufan Center, an associate fellow at the International Centre for Counter-TerrorismThe Hague, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.