Fighting mercenaries: A Ukrainian soldier’s perspective
Send Alia a Text Message 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 war...
5 Mar 51min
Narco noir: Drugs, gangs and mercenaries in Latin America
Send Alia a Text Message 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 ove...
1 Feb 1h 1min
“Youth as merchandise”: Iraqi mercenaries in Ukraine
Send Alia a Text Message 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 an...
6 Des 202559min
Death is our business
Send Alia a Text Message 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 ...
8 Jul 202559min
"Yes, really": American PMCs (back) in Gaza
Send Alia a Text Message 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 f...
4 Jun 202536min
"Do not come for adventure here": Mercenaries in DRC
Send Alia a Text Message Host Alia Brahimi is joined on the podcast by the African politics and security expert Ben Shepherd. After 300 Romanian mercenaries were cornered by M23 rebels in the Democrat...
28 Feb 202548min
A mercenary client collapses
Send Alia a Text Message Alia sits down with acclaimed author and former CIA analyst, David McCloskey, to discuss the spectacular collapse of a major mercenary client in Syria. They discuss why, despi...
23 Des 202435min
