Lucian Staiano-Daniels

Lucian Staiano-Daniels is a visiting assistant professor at Colgate University.  His book on the historical social anthropology of early seventeenth century common soldiers is upcoming from Cambridge University Press.

Articles by Lucian Staiano-Daniels
An illustration of the profile of a white-haired politician surrounded by a wheel of zodiac signs against a starry setting
An illustration of the profile of a white-haired politician surrounded by a wheel of zodiac signs against a starry setting

Astrology Won’t Liberate Anyone
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Lucian Staiano-Daniels
A colorized print depicts Bohemian mercenary General Albrecht Wenzel von Wallenstein, wearing a hat with a feather, thigh-high boots, and lace cuffs and collar as he rides atop a bearded man wearing a tall furry hat as though he were a horse. Marauding soldiers are seen in the background landscape of houses and castles.
A colorized print depicts Bohemian mercenary General Albrecht Wenzel von Wallenstein, wearing a hat with a feather, thigh-high boots, and lace cuffs and collar as he rides atop a bearded man wearing a tall furry hat as though he were a horse. Marauding soldiers are seen in the background landscape of houses and castles.

Prigozhin Should Study Europe’s Greatest Mercenary
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Lucian Staiano-Daniels
Graves of Wagner Group mercenaries killed in Russia's invasion of Ukraine dot the Mavrino village cemetery outside Moscow.
Graves of Wagner Group mercenaries killed in Russia's invasion of Ukraine dot the Mavrino village cemetery outside Moscow.

Russia’s State-Backed Mercenaries Are Building a Brand on Cruelty
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Lucian Staiano-Daniels
A general view of the Waidmannsheil hunting lodge near Bad Lobenstein, Germany, where a group is accused of plotting a coup against the German state.
A general view of the Waidmannsheil hunting lodge near Bad Lobenstein, Germany, where a group is accused of plotting a coup against the German state.

Germany’s Conspiracists Borrow American Ideas to Plot Against the State
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Lucian Staiano-Daniels
Mobile artillery moves through Red Square
Mobile artillery moves through Red Square

Why Russia Keeps Turning to Mass Firepower
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Lucian Staiano-Daniels
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