2024/07/31 by Szpak, Agnieszka, Bryc, Agnieszka, Piechowiak, Joanna
#Russia #Wagner Group #mercenaries #nihilism #private military company #revisionism
paper · doi:10.34862/rbm.2024.1.3
The article highlights gaps in the literature and misunderstandings concerning the Wagner Group. It also examines the legal issues surrounding the status of the Wagner Group according to Russian and international law, as well as its use as a tool in Vladimir Putin’s policy of revisionism – a means to destroy or undermine the international order. The article has two objectives: (1). To demonstrate that the Wagner Group does not align with the typical definition of a private military company; (2). To illustrate that the Wagner Group serves as an instrument for Russian revisionism policy and the management of instability. The main contribution of this article is its contradiction of commonly accepted assumptions that classify the Wagner Group as a private military company, shedding new light on its status and usage. This methodological approach, combining perspectives from security, politics, and law, is enlightening and should be valuable to readers interested in security and international studies.