Jack Margolin

The
Wagner Group

Inside Russia's Mercenary Army

Using extensive leaks, first-hand accounts, and the byzantine paper trail left in the group’s wake, Jack Margolin traces the Wagner Group from its roots as a battlefield rumor to a private military enterprise tens of thousands–strong that eventually comes to threaten Putin himself. • Reaktion Books, 2024

"A must-read"

— Clarissa Ward, CNN

"A thriller"

— Mark Galeotti

"Meticulous research into one of the most dangerous organizations operating today"

— New York Review of Books

"Essential reading for understanding modern warfare and the shadow economy of mercenaries"

— Wall Street Journal

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Jack Margolin is an independent expert on international crime and conflict. His work focuses on the use of emerging technology and novel methodologies to expose the drivers of political violence.

He has studied private military contractors and Russian criminal networks since 2014, and is the author of  The Wagner Group: Inside Russia’s Mercenary Army (Reaktion Books, 2024).

Jack previously led conflict finance investigations at C4ADS, a non-profit investigating crime and conflict. His investigations have been cited by the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Economist, the Financial Times and Politico. He lives in Washington, DC.



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