Latest posts tagged with #PMCs on Bluesky
Technically we could issue letters of marques to #PMCs (private military companies) to fight say the #Wagner group? We're supporting #Ukraine and our #European allies in a war it wouldn't be a direct attack on #Russia.
In the past decade, private military companies have increased their presence, particularly in the Sahel. Where there is great competition of power, the impact raises difficult challenges to the region.
#Africa #PMCs #Sahel #Security #ForeignInfluence
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2️⃣ The risk that the massive number of #soldiers will lead to the creation & recruitment of new #mercenary groups & #PMCs
- These risk to be deployed to #Africa where a new #coup wave has put in place #military regimes keen on staying in power..
Yet... 2)
#Wagner
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Trump echoes Putin, with private military corporations #PMCs, notably the Wagner Group
One of my biggest art projects to date, every Paper Mario partner on a mural. I originally forgot Sushie and added her in months later! Sorry, Sushie. (1/26/23) #papermario #papermarioartist #papermariofanart #pmtok #ttyd #spm #pmcs #pmss #pm64 #papermariopartners
The staple diet for those of us no longer in uniform who now serve as #PMCs -- we have heated debates about the finer details of Fast Furious as well as the MI series. Some of the streamers on TV play these films on a perpetual loop.
[8/8] Paris hésite : faut-il laisser faire ou reprendre la main en encadrant des sociétés françaises ? Car ces présences privées, même indirectes, peuvent relancer les tensions diplomatiques, entretenir la défiance, et raviver les imaginaires de la Françafrique. #HGGSP #geography #PMCs #SMP
[7/8] En l’absence de #SMP françaises autorisées à utiliser la force, le marché est dominé par la Russie, la Turquie, la Chine, les États-Unis et le Royaume-Uni. Ces acteurs étendent leur influence tout en restant en retrait, via des prestataires privés. #HGGSP #geography #PMCs
[6/8] À l’échelle régionale, la montée en puissance des #SMP reflète le besoin des États africains de sécuriser des zones instables sans recourir à des armées étrangères visibles. C’est aussi une réponse à la demande croissante de protection des ONG et des entreprises. #HGGSP #geography #PMCs
[5/8] Cette situation est exploitée par les régimes sahéliens qui accusent la France de manipulations ou de bases secrètes. Ces récits renforcent l’idée d’un néocolonialisme masqué, malgré la volonté officielle française de rompre avec la Françafrique. #HGGSP #geography #PMCs #SMP
[4/8] Cette dynamique échappe à Paris : la loi française interdit le mercenariat armé, mais pas les missions civiles de sécurité. Pourtant, sur le terrain, la distinction n’est pas claire. Un Français armé, même en civil, est souvent vu comme un militaire français. #HGGSP #geography #PMCs #SMP
[3/8] Ces entreprises (Amentum, G4S, Bancroft…) recrutent des anciens militaires français pour former, protéger ou accompagner les forces locales, comme au Bénin, où la société Amentum soutient la sécurité frontalière dans le cadre du programme américain AfriCap. #HGGSP #geography #PMCs #SMP
[2/8] Le retrait de la France du Sahel, marqué par la fin de Barkhane et la fermeture de bases au Tchad ou en Côte d’Ivoire, visait à réduire sa visibilité face aux infox russes. Mais ces #SMP recréent une forme de présence française non assumée, perçue comme ambiguë. #HGGSP #geography #PMCs
[1/8] Franck Alexandre décrit comment la France en retrait militaire en Afrique de l’Ouest depuis 2025 voit son image brouillée par l’arrivée de sociétés militaires privées #SMP anglo-saxonnes employant d’anciens soldats français, très recherchés pour leur expertise locale. #HGGSP #geography #PMCs
#Vegas #PMCs #PMC #Libya #Warlords #Psy-Group #PsyGroup #Mueller #TrumpTower #FARA #Corruption #Türkiye #MichaelFlynn #EricAdams #pardons #RossUlbricht #KirillDmitriev #nuclear #SaudiArabia #KSA #Syria #Iran #Backchannel #Ukraine #SanctionsRelief #SovereignWealthFund #Blackwater #SpecialCounsel
This is the only god to follow.
#atheist #fuckmaga #FucktheGOP #FuckTrump #FuckMusk #Resist #Antifascist #Leftist #Expose #PMCs
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🪖 Ratibor leads rebranded Wagner 🪖
360 dot ru, a media outlet run by the Moscow Oblast authorities, has published a 40-minute interview with five former Wagner fighters who are now members of a group calling itself “Wagner Legion Istra”
#PMCs #Wagner #WagnerLegion #Ratibor #Russia
🪖 Wagner losses in Syria identified 🪖
BBC Russian Service has identified the names of 543 members of the Russian military and Wagner who died fighting in Syria between 2015 and 2024.
Of the 543, 346 were Wagner fighters.
#Russia #Syria #Wagner #PMCs
💣 Retrial of ENOT members starts 💣
Members of ENOT, the not-quite-a-PMC that fell foul of the authorities, are on trial again.
#Russia #PMCs #CorporateRaiding
🪖 Memorial to Prigozhin erected in Central African Republic 🪖
The authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) have unveiled a monument to late Wagner owner Yevgeniy Prigozhin.
#CAR #Russia #PMCs
🪖 Russian deputy defence minister in Togo talks 🪖
Russian Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov is heading a delegation to Togo to discuss military and security cooperation.
#Togo #Russia #PMCs
🪖 CAR murder leads to trucker protests against Wagner🪖
Cameroonian truckers working in the Central African Republic (CAR) have gone on strike over the murder of a colleague — which they have blamed on the Wagner Group.
#Cameroon #CAR #Wagner #Russia #PMCs
Welcome aboard. This is worth reading why so many of us (normal non-famous posters) moved over here. “They don't post because they're trying to sell a product, or solely to advance their career. They don't post to advertise themselves or their company. They post because they must.” #Xodus #PMCs
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