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Authoritarian Patronage Dyads

Relational Taxonomy

Structured Relationship Inventories

Six verified analytical taxonomies mapping connections without speculative graph clutter.

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Focal Entity Person / Org / Network
Relational Vector & Mechanism
Counterpart / Asset Node Asset / Ally / Subordinate
Evidentiary Standard: Secondary Consensus & Direct Sanctions

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Authoritarian Patronage Dyads

Structured list of documented multi-dimensional support relationships. Derived from the Authoritarian Patronage mechanism page and related entity cards.

Patron / Supporting SideClient / Partner SidePrimary InstrumentsNotesSource_ids
Russian Federation / KremlinBelarus regimePolitical, economic, military, intelligence integrationDeepest post-Soviet caseSecondary political analyses
Russian Federation / KremlinVenezuela (Maduro)Diplomatic, economic, security (incl. reported PMC presence)Mutual sanctions-pressure supportSecondary reporting
Russian Federation / Wagner–Africa CorpsSahel juntas (Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger et al.)Regime protection, training, resource accessRapid expansion post-coupsSRC-GAL-2024; GI-TOC; RAND
Russian FederationIranDiplomatic coordination, military-technical, commercialMutual enabling under sanctionsOpen-source assessments
Russian FederationDPRKDiplomatic, reported military-technical (incl. munitions)Expanded after 2022Open-source government assessments
Russian Federation (historical)Syrian governmentMilitary intervention + PMC elementsTemplate for later deploymentsSecondary