In this episode, Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler and Alexander Ritzmann are joined by Alexander Price to discuss his three-part CEP blog series on the links between Russia and Italy’s far right, exploring Russia’s cultivation of relationships with Italian right-wing extremists and political networks—from the recruitment of mercenaries and the development of transnational martial arts networks to connections with mainstream politics. The discussion examines how these relationships form part of Russia’s wider hybrid warfare strategy in Europe and the implications for extremism, political influence, European security, and on Russia's war on Ukraine.
Read the three-part blog series focussing on mercenaries and recruiters; Italian right wing politics; and transnational political and martial arts networks.
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