Daily Archives: May 17, 2013

Blackwater had a use for Sharia law

Dome: Blackwater had a use for Sharia law Published: May 16, 2013 Q. What North Carolina company wanted to use Islamic law in the United States? The private military contractor Blackwater.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Relations between uniformed and contractor personnel in complex operations

Small Wars & Insurgencies Volume 24, Issue 2, 2013 Special Issue: Explaining Coordination and Breakdown in Complex Operations Relations between uniformed and contractor personnel in complex operations Lindsay P. Cohna* pages… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Buying Decline: The Privatization of Foreign Intervention

Buying Decline: The Privatization of Foreign Intervention Martha D. Beutel, University of Miami Publication Date: 2012-05-09 Availability: Embargoed Embargo Period: 2014-05-14 Degree Type: Dissertation Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy (PHD) Department:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Searching for legitimacy – Private military and security companies (PMSCs) overcoming ingrained stereotypes

Security Journal , (6 May 2013) | doi:10.1057/sj.2013.17 Searching for legitimacy – Private military and security companies (PMSCs) overcoming ingrained stereotypes Kathrin Herbst Abstract The transfer of power in the area of security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Analytical Evaluation of Contingency Contracting Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Capturing Critical Corporate Knowledge for the Future.

Analytical Evaluation of Contingency Contracting Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Capturing Critical Corporate Knowledge for the Future. Publication Date Jan 2013 Media Count 226p Personal Author J. A. Mapp R. Ocampo… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Four Killed in Attack in Kabul, Afghanistan

Four Killed in Attack in Kabul, Afghanistan FALLS CHURCH, Va. (May 16, 2013) – Four DynCorp International personnel working on the Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan (CSTC-A) program were tragically… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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