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A Fitting Coda for the Wagner Group

Senior Director Candace Rondeaux reflects on the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin and what it might mean for Russia and the world.

Aug 25, 2023

Candace Rondeaux

Putin’s Stealth Mobilization

Report / In Depth

Putin’s Stealth Mobilization

Data analysis reveals the Wagner Group to be a likely front for a quasi-governmental collective of reservists with strong ties to Russia.

Feb 22, 2023

Ben Dalton, Candace Rondeaux

Building the Wagner Group Brand

Report / In Depth

Building the Wagner Group Brand

This report explains how—and why—Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin built a battlefield rumor into a global brand.

Feb 16, 2023

Candace Rondeaux

Rebranding the Russian Way of War

Report / In Depth

Rebranding the Russian Way of War

Wagner Group social media has become a key tool for propaganda and force mobilization supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Feb 16, 2023

Candace Rondeaux, Ben Dalton

A Field Guide to Wagner Group Bloggers

Report / In Depth

A Field Guide to Wagner Group Bloggers

Part of a series on the Wagner Group, this report uncovers a vast network of pro-war bloggers sustaining Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Feb 14, 2023

Ben Dalton

Chasing the Wagner Group

Report / In Depth

Chasing the Wagner Group

This report unveils key insights on the Wagner Group, one of the most successful deception operations in modern Russian military history.

Feb 13, 2023

Candace Rondeaux

The Abu Dhabi Express

Report / In Depth

The Abu Dhabi Express

This report outlines how Russia leveraged its military cooperation with the UAE to piggyback the delivery of sensitive military material.

Nov 3, 2021

Jack Margolin, Candace Rondeaux, Oliver Imhof

Inquiry into the Murder of Hamdi Bouta and Wagner Group Operations at the Al-Shaer Gas Plant, Homs, Syria, 2017

Report / In Depth

Inquiry into the Murder of Hamdi Bouta and Wagner Group Operations at the Al-Shaer Gas Plant, Homs, Syria, 2017

This report reveals connections between Russia’s Wagner Group to the 2017 murder of Hamdi Bouta.

Jun 8, 2020

Candace Rondeaux

Decoding the Wagner Group: Analyzing the Role of Private Military Security Contractors in Russian Proxy Warfare

Report / In Depth

Decoding the Wagner Group: Analyzing the Role of Private Military Security Contractors in Russian Proxy Warfare

This report delves into the history and covert operations of private military security contractors in ongoing proxy wars in the Middle East.

Nov 7, 2019

Candace Rondeaux

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A Fitting Coda for the Wagner Group

Putin’s Stealth Mobilization

Building the Wagner Group Brand

Rebranding the Russian Way of War

A Field Guide to Wagner Group Bloggers

Chasing the Wagner Group

The Abu Dhabi Express

Inquiry into the Murder of Hamdi Bouta and Wagner Group Operations at the Al-Shaer Gas Plant, Homs, Syria, 2017

Decoding the Wagner Group: Analyzing the Role of Private Military Security Contractors in Russian Proxy Warfare