Centre for Military Studies Podcast

In this CMS Report Talk, senior researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen discusses her new report "Russia’s Showy and Shadowy Engagements in Sub-Saharan Africa" with head of centre Henrik Breitenbauch. The report focuses on Russia’s renewed engagements in Africa – including both "showy" and "shadowy" dimensions – and analyses the implications of the Russian presence for the African states and for future Western humanitarian and peacekeeping interventions.

In this CMS Report Talk, martime strategy and seapower expert Jeremy Stöhs discusses his new report "How High? The Future of European Naval Power and the High-End Challenge" with head of centre Henrik Breitenbauch. The report provides a forward-looking analysis of European naval power identifying major demand- and supply-side challenges.

The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries and the Centre for Military Studies co-host a panel discussion with leading experts on the evolving forms, trends and manifestations of mercenaries and mercenary-related activities against developments in the nature of contemporary armed conflicts. In the seminar, Prof. Kevin Jon Heller (Centre for Military Studies) moderates a panel consisting of Dr. Chris Kwaja (Chair-Rapporteur, UN WG on the use of mercenaries), Prof. Candace Rondeaux (Arizona State University), Mr. Brian Castner (Amnesty International US), Dr. Jovana Jezdimirovic Ranito (University of Twente), Ms. Julia Friedrich (Global Public Policy Institute), Mr. Bassam Alahmad (Syrians for Truth and Justice), and Col. Chris Mayer (Discussant, US Army, ret.).