Guns for Hire
Guns for Hire
Latest Episodes
Satan’s Chariot: Mercenary trouble in Mali
Alia is joined by Wassim Nasr, the veteran French journalist for France24 and Senior Fellow at the Soufan Center. Wassim talks us through the spectacular April 25th offensive across Mali by JNIM, an al-Qaeda affiliate that looks set to soon mak...
“Shoot everybody”: US contractors in San Diego court
Alia is joined by Daniel McLaughlin, an international lawyer and Legal Director of the Centre for Justice and Accountability (CJA), a California-based legal nonprofit working on behalf of victims of torture and other atrocity crimes. Daniel and...
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...
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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