Wagner's Ascent to Control in Central Africa
American Diplomat
English - July 21, 2023 20:17 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 234 ratingsEducation Government travel diplomacy diplomat foreign international Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Central African Republic: a vulnerable democracy with a weak president, failed by the West. Wagner mercenaries arrive in flip flops offering military support and quickly set up lucrative mineral businesses that depend on control of public information, intimidation and sustained conflict, resulting in the highest mortality rate of any country in the world. Why do we care? This is a model for operations anywhere that democracies and the West falter. Ambassador Larry Wohlers tells the story of the CAR.