Guns for Hire
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Latest Episodes
Fighting mercenaries: A Ukrainian soldier’s perspective
Alia sits down with Dimko Zhluktenko, a Ukrainian drone pilot and analyst within the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Ukrainian military. They discuss the realities of drone warfare in Ukraine, as well as the ways in which mercenary forces change...
Narco noir: Drugs, gangs and mercenaries in Latin America
Alia is joined by Dr Vanda Felbab-Brown, a renowned expert on non-state armed groups and organised crime. They begin by discussing the escalation of gang violence in Haiti over the last year, despite the arrival of the American PMC, Vectus Glob...
“Youth as merchandise”: Iraqi mercenaries in Ukraine
Alia is joined by the Iraqi political analyst Mohammed Salih to discuss the legion of Iraqi men turning up on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine. They explore how poverty and political dysfunction in Iraq have been weaponised by mercenary rec...
Death is our business
Alia is joined by John Lechner to discuss his new book, Death is Our Business: Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare. They chat about the Wagner Group’s soft power strategy in Africa including films and beauty pageants...
"Yes, really": American PMCs (back) in Gaza
In this emergency episode, Alia is joined by the international human rights lawyer and former senior UN official, Craig Mokhiber. They discuss a new, controversial mechanism for the delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza – with American PMCs at t...
Fan Mail
Great episode once again - interesting to hear his perspective on the motivations and perhaps feeling there’s less exploitation going on. Are you going to look at the recruitment channels and paths for mercenaries?
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