Candace Rondeaux, “Putin’s Sledgehammer”
Candace Rondeaux features on this episode of C-SPAN’s Booknotes+ to discuss her book Putin’s Sledgehammer.
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Since 2018, Uncovering the Wagner Group has been investigating Russia’s shadowy private military network. Using journalistic reporting, open-source investigation techniques, and large-scale data analysis, we expose the complex web of special forces veterans, military intelligence officers, separatist operatives, and business interests that enabled Wagner’s rise.
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Our work illuminates the geostrategic calculations and covert operations the group was designed to obscure—providing insight into its role in conflicts around the world. By combining rigorous research with public accountability, the initiative helps policymakers, journalists, and the broader public understand the evolving nature of hybrid warfare and private military power.
Candace Rondeaux features on this episode of C-SPAN’s Booknotes+ to discuss her book Putin’s Sledgehammer.
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