So two, (Concord/Wagner and Prince/Umbra) for profit mercenary attempts against this asymmetrical force have failed. Cabo Delgado may be the poorest and yet richest area in the world. A lesson for those who separate extraction from community investment. defenceweb.co.za/joint/diplomac…
Libya has also seen the failure of the same entities (Concord/Wagner and Prince/Opus) in boosting an incompetent General against his people. State players have intervened to escalate but will resource areas simply become messy low intensity wars to attract violent carpetbaggers?
Why is this relevant? Because Erik Prince proposed a similar program for Afghanistan. Trump passed. So all Eik needs is the degradation of state security and the backing of eager carpetbaggers to offer a low budget version. buzzfeednews.com/article/aramro…
Venezuela, DRC and Somalia etc are other targets that with enough degradation of state security elements, mercenary forces can protect resource extraction points and ignore the ruling government. It's the East India Company without the Viceroy.
