Daily Archives: December 25, 2015

High Risk Areas – security guards and patrol/gunboats in the Gulf of Guinea

High Risk Areas – security guards and patrol/gunboats in the Gulf of Guinea in Marine Insurance P&I Club News,Piracy and Security News 25/11/2015 Despite the number of reported incidents of piracy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Armament on the High Seas

Armament on the High Seas By MarEx 2015-12-14 18:41:58 By Liza Kane-Hartnett (courtesy World Policy Blog) Last month, Sri Lanka announced that it had terminated its agreement with the private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Multinational Corporations are Overlooked Players in Stability, Security, Transition and Reconstruction Operations

Multinational Corporations are Overlooked Players in Stability, Security, Transition and Reconstruction Operations Samuel William Bettwy Thomas Jefferson School of Law January 2, 2015 Abstract: It has long been acknowledged that multinational… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Identity and Ownership in Government Contracting

Identity and Ownership in Government Contracting M. A. Thomas Georgetown University January 31, 2014 Abstract: As the volume of government contracting increases, so does the importance of monitoring government contractors to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Corpses, Guns, Penises and Private Military and Security Corporations

Corpses, Guns, Penises and Private Military and Security Corporations Title: Corpses, Guns, Penises and Private Military and Security Corporations Author: Hendershot, Christopher Bryan Abstract: The purpose of this dissertation is to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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BEANS, BULLETS, AND BRIBERY: UNITED STATES EX REL. VAVRA V. KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT, INC. AND EXPANDED PRIME CONTRACTOR LIABILITY UNDER THE ANTI-KICKBACK ACT

BEANS, BULLETS, AND BRIBERY: UNITED STATES EX REL. VAVRA V. KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT, INC. AND EXPANDED PRIME CONTRACTOR LIABILITY UNDER THE ANTI-KICKBACK ACT Batter, Nick. Public Contract Law Journal44.4 (Summer… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Blackwater’s New Battlefield: Toward a Regulatory Regime in the United States for Privately Armed Contractors Operating at Sea

Blackwater’s New Battlefield: Toward a Regulatory Regime in the United States for Privately Armed Contractors Operating at Sea You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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American Private Military Companies in the Era of War on Terror: An Analysis of Responsibility and Accountability

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U.S. Air Force Hires Private Companies To Fly Drones In War Zones

U.S. Air Force Hires Private Companies To Fly Drones In War Zones by Chris Thompson, CorpWatch Blog December 16th, 2015 Reaper drone in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Photo: Defence Images. Used under Creative Commons license.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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