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Justifications, (Dis)Advantages and Implications of Designating Proxy Actors: The Case of the Wagner Group/Africa Corps

18 Jul 2025

This chapter explores whether Wagner/Africa Corps could and should be designated as a terrorist group. So far only the United Kingdom has proscribed Wagner/Africa Corps while the debate in the United States and Europe is still on-going. This chapter looks at the substantive and procedural criteria that have to be met, the sanctions that will be imposed and at the broader implications of designating proxy actors.