World Politics Review published on 20 July 2023 a commentary titled "The West Needs to Prepare for the 'Next Wagner' in Africa" by Christopher Faulkner, U.S. Naval War College, Raphael Parens, Foreign Policy Research Institute, and Marcel Plichta, University of St. Andrews.
The Wagner model is here to stay, as Moscow will continue to find value in deploying semi-private military companies to high-risk areas far from its borders. US policy makers need to seriously consider how to deter countries from hiring Kremlin-linked firms.
