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Mercenary groups

The Makeshift Militia

by Elizabeth Rubin,

From “An Army of One’s Own,” which appeared in the February 1997 issue of Harper’s Magazine. The complete article—along with the magazine’s entire 174-year archive—is available online at harpers.org/archive. Eeben…

Devil’s Advocate

Translated by Matas Zinkevicius,

From a recruitment speech given at a Russian prison by the leader of the Wagner Group, a mercenary company that operates as a proxy for the Russian government. Footage of…

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