In the aftermath of the Wagner mutiny attempt in Russia, there is a prevalent belief in the West that Putin’s control over the country has significantly waned. Analysts have cautioned Western policymakers to brace themselves for the potential chaos and risks that could arise in a post-Putin Russia. The short-lived mutiny orchestrated in Russia over…

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) top leader Xi Jinping promoted two generals in Beijing on June 28, four days after the Wagner mutiny. The two new generals are Zheng Xuan, political commissar of the Northern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), and Ling Huanxin, political commissar of the Academy of Military Sciences, according…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said a brief military mutiny by Russia’s Wagner Group private military force put Russian President Vladimir Putin on a less stable footing in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. “You could say that [Putin is] still there, he’s still strong, but he certainly has been I would say somewhat weakened at least…