Africa: Drones, Disinformation and Guns-for-Hire Are Reshaping Conflict in Africa - New Book Tracks the Trends

Africa: Drones, Disinformation and Guns-for-Hire Are Reshaping Conflict in Africa - New Book Tracks the Trends

Analysis - Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa's security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies and other guns-for-hire across the continent. In his latest book, Money for Mayhem, Arduino examines how military privatisation intersects with international power dynamics. Drawing on fieldwork, interviews and firsthand data, he tracks actors from Russia, China and the Middle East to explore how they profit fro…

Drones, disinformation and guns-for-hire are reshaping conflict in Africa: new book tracks the trends

Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa’s security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies and other guns-for-hire across the continent. In his latest book, Money for Mayhem, Arduino examines how military privatisation intersects with international power dynamics. Drawing on fieldwork, interviews and firsthand data, he tracks actors from Russia, China and the Middle East to explore how they profit from instabili…

Drones, Disinformation And Guns-for-hire Reshaping Conflict in Africa: New Book Tracks The Trends - Global Upfront Newspapers

By Alessandro Arduino Mercenaries have returned to the central stage in Africa’s conflicts Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa’s security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies and other guns-for-hire across the continent. In his latest book, Money for Mayhem, Arduino examines how military privatisation intersects with international power dynamics. Drawing on fieldwork, interviews and firsthand data, he tr…