title: From Mercenaries to Power Brokers: Private Military Companies and Irregular Warfare Doctrine under Russian Imperial Ambitions
abstract: This article examines Russian private military companies (PMCs), particularly the Wagner Group, as multifunctional instruments of the Russian neo-imperialist strategy.This paper analyses how Russian PMCs serve as advanced mechanisms for Russian strategic influence initiatives aimed at enhancing Russia's international influence while evading accountability and circumventing international oversight systems.The analysis also demonstrates that their activities involve war crimes.Employing a multidis
journal: European Journal of Economics and Management