List of Wagner Group articles
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A soldier in combat gear and a helmet, holding a rifle, is seen in the foreground. Beyond him, two women and two children are seen framed by a doorway set into a stone wall, peering out at the soldier. How Foreign Intervention Failed Mali
Rival geopolitical actors have only made the country more dangerous.
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Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in Khartoum. The Year Geopolitical Competition Returned to Africa
From Sudan to Mauritania, regional and global powers are jockeying for position on the continent.
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A man holds a flag bearing the logo of the Wagner Group as supporters of Niger's coup gather in the capital of Niamey on Aug. 26. Wagner’s African Hosts Regret Letting Them In
Libyans, among others, are sick of the Russian mercenaries.
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A member of the private mercenary Wagner Group pays tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin after his plane crashed at the makeshift memorial in front of the Wagner office in Novosibirsk, Russia. What’s Next for the Wagner Group?
The infamous Russian mercenary group finds itself without a leader, but still with a mission.
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A worker representing migrants from Morocco speaks with Polish border guards about an asylum request in Bialowieza, Poland. The Hottest Forest in the World
With Wagner troops hovering, the woods between Poland and Belarus have become kindling for a heated election campaign.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Africa After Prigozhin Is an Opportunity for the West
Despite Moscow’s best attempts at controlling the narrative, there exists a power vacuum in the region—and a need to rethink alliances.
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Protesters wave Nigerien and Russian flags in Niger. Niger’s Coup Is West Africa’s Biggest Challenge Yet
ECOWAS’s Sunday deadline to reimpose Niger’s president could be the starting pistol for war across West Africa.
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A crowd of residents of Bangui, Central African Republic, demonstrate on the street on a cloudy day. In the foreground, a man in a yellow shirt waves a Russian flag. Next to him, another man bows his head with his hands clasped, possibly in prayer. What the Wagner Mutiny Means for China in Africa
When it comes to increasing its security footprint abroad, Beijing is facing a conundrum in reconciling Maoist doctrine with contemporary reality.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (R) enter the hall during the Supreme Economic Eurasian Council at the Kremlin on May 25, in Moscow. The Perils of Hosting Prigozhin in Belarus
Why welcoming the Wagner Group carries risks for Aleksandr Lukashenko’s rule.
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Two men sit at control boards inside the control room at a nuclear missile base outside Moscow. Prigozhin’s Failed Coup Was a Blessing in Disguise
In times of political instability, Washington prefers the nuclear devil it knows.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a virtual trilateral meeting to discuss the topic of Syria with the leaders of Iran and Turkey. The Wagner Mutiny Could Strengthen Iran in Syria
Putin faces a choice between punishing Prigozhin and ceding influence and territory to Tehran.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow. The Ripple Effects of the Wagner Rebellion
How Prigozhin’s actions are felt around the world.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping reach out to shake hands, against a backdrop of Russian and Chinese flags, at the Kremlin in Moscow. Xi’s Schadenfreude Over Moscow’s Mutiny
Xi feels vindicated over Putin’s style of governance—but has made a bad bet on the Russian leader.
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A member of the Wagner Group stands guard with a rifle in front of a large stucco building flying a Russian flag against a blue sky. The guard wears a green helmet and uniform along with a camouflage face covering. Wagner Mutiny Rattles the Kremlin’s War in Ukraine
With its good fighters out of the picture, Russia’s manpower problems get worse.
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive at the Commonwealth of Independent States summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. Russia’s Periphery Takes Note of Putin’s Sudden Weakness
In Central Asia and the Caucasus, the Wagner rebellion has exposed Russia’s fragility.
