China's Growing Use of Private Military Companies. And More.
Fronts Staff • November 3, 2025
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Serious analysis for a dangerous world: https://fronts.co Inside China’s global mercenary network — from Belt and Road security to proxy wars in Myanmar and Sudan. Plus: can democracies survive rising authoritarianism? Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts 00:00 Introduction 00:44 China’s Growing Use of PMCs 08:48 Can Democracies Survive? 11:14 Behind the Scenes 12:50 Ranking History’s Dictators 15:58 Hostage Situations
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