China's Wagner Group are in Myanmar. And More.

China’s Wagner-style proxy moves into Myanmar, Russia’s grip on Africa slips, Colombia edges back toward violence, and ISIS stirs in Syria and Iraq. Four flashpoints, one global powder keg—watch now.

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00:00 Introduction
01:00 China’s “Wagner Group” Gets Active in Myanmar
11:28 Russia’s Grip on Africa is Slipping
22:17 Colombia is Sliding Back into Violence
33:12 Islamic State Reactivating in Iraq and Syria

References
Wagner Africa Corps Sahel
https://www.understandingwar.org/back...
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/wo...
https://issafrica.org/iss-today/why-a...
https://x.com/Sahel_Tales
https://apnews.com/article/mali-goita...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98...
https://apnews.com/article/burkina-fa...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e...
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news...
https://africa.businessinsider.com/lo...
https://www.mining.com/web/niger-targ...
China Myanmar:
https://greydynamics.com/the-united-w...
https://factsanddetails.com/asian/cat...
https://www.irrawaddy.com/culture/boo...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-3...
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commo...
https://www.eurasiareview.com/1706202...
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/c...
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/c...
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pa...
https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-re...
Colombia:
Council on Foreign Relations: https://www.cfr.org/article/colombia-...
Economist: https://www.economist.com/the-america...
Guardian, Cali attacks: https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...
Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-narco...
Guardian, February unrest: https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...
BBC Mundo: https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/c1...
GZero media: https://www.gzeromedia.com/news/analy...
Insight Crime, grenade attacks in Bogota: https://insightcrime.org/news/explosi...
Insight Crime, Colombia murder rate: https://insightcrime.org/news/insight...
The City Paper, Bogota: https://thecitypaperbogota.com/news/p...
ISIS
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-...
https://thearabweekly.com/isis-reacti...
https://thearabweekly.com/manoeuvre-r...
https://www.understandingwar.org/back...
https://www.understandingwar.org/back...
https://icct.nl/publication/threat-is...
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/mid...
https://www.reuters.com/business/medi...