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Private Military and Security Research Group Call for Papers
Call for Papers The Private Military and Security Research Group (PMSRG) Academic Workshop The Private Military and Security Research Group (PMSRG) will host an academic workshop for postgraduate students on the privatization of security in the contemporary world. In addition … Continue reading
Mercenaries and the State: How the hybridisation of the armed forces is changing the face of national security
Mercenaries and the State: How the hybridisation of the armed forces is changing the face of national security Caroline Varin A thesis submitted to the Department of International Relations of the London School of Economics for the degree of Doctor … Continue reading
Who Runs This Town?
Who Runs This Town? Private Security Companies and their effect on security sector reform in Afghanistan John Sverre Rønnevik MASTER THESIS
Ambivalence on the Front Lines
Ambivalence on the Front Lines Perceptions of Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan Ryan Kelty1⇓ Alex Bierman2 1Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Washington College, Chestertown, MD, USA 2Department of Sociology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada Ryan Kelty, Department of Sociology & … Continue reading
A look down the slippery slope: domestic operations, outsourcing, and the erosion of military culture
A look down the slippery slope: domestic operations, outsourcing, and the erosion of military culture Bryan D. Watson Source: Air & Space Power Journal. 22.1 (Spring 2008): p93. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This article takes the form of a fictional speech given … Continue reading
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Privatizing while transforming
Privatizing while transforming Author(s): Marion E. Bowman Defense Horizons. .57 (July 2007): National Defense University Overview The Armed Forces of the United States are designed to be supported by capabilities provided by civilians. The Army, for example, depends not only … Continue reading
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Civilian Contractors Operating in the Battlefield: Could They be Mercenaries?
Civilian Contractors Operating in the Battlefield: Could They be Mercenaries? Amer Mahmud, United States Air Force Academy Abstract Civilian contractors operating in the battlefield can easily escape the requirements of being classified as a mercenary under the current international legal … Continue reading
Privatization of Maritime Security Surveillance and Enforcement: A Compromise of State Sovereignty
Privatization of Maritime Security Surveillance and Enforcement: A Compromise of State Sovereignty Sharifah Zubaidah Syed Abdul Kader, Abdulkadir. O. Abdulrazaq Abstract One of the most vital engines motivating global economic progress and development in recent times is the freedom to … 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 295-305 Published online: 30 Apr 2013
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: International Studies (Arts and Sciences) Date of Defense: 2012-04-12 … Continue reading
