Non-State Actors
Russia’s ‘Non-State State Actor’ Part III
: Guns’N Diamonds
February 25, 2019
Fredrik Hellem
Another war-torn mineral-rich state ripe for Russian arms, investment, and cooperation were the Central African Republic (CAR) in late 2017. In 2016, France formally ended its military mission in the CAR, leaving the responsibility of the security situation on the shoulders of the UN peacekeeping forces who were already overwhelmed prior to the decision. Additionally, in April 2017, the US-led manhunt for warlord Joseph Kony ended, leading the withdrawal of 1,500 US-sponsored Ugandan troops stationed in the CAR.…