Daily Archives: January 27, 2024

Mercenaries at the movies: representations of soldiers of fortune in Mexico and the Congo in American and European cinema

Posted on January 27, 2024 by David Isenberg

Mercenaries at the movies: representations of soldiers of fortune in Mexico and the Congo in American and European cinema Paul B Rich Pages 224-249 | Published online: 30 Jan 2022 ABSTRACT… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mercenaries in the Congo and Biafra, 1960-1970: Africa’s weapon of choice?

Posted on January 27, 2024 by David Isenberg

Mercenaries in the Congo and Biafra, 1960-1970: Africa’s weapon of choice? Stephen Rookes & Walter Bruyère-Ostells Pages 112-129 | Received 09 Jun 2021, Accepted 13 Jul 2021, Published online: 31 Aug… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mercenaries in Africa: legality and geopolitics

Posted on January 27, 2024 by David Isenberg

African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development Vol. 9, No. 1 Mercenaries in Africa: legality and geopolitics Ashutosh Singh and Anurag Singh Published Online: August 13, 2022 pp 23-36 https://doi.org/10.1504/AJESD.2022.125006 PDF… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Criminogenic Factors that Influence the Activity of Mercenaries

Posted on January 27, 2024 by David Isenberg

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Full article: The Social Construction of Mercenaries: German Soldiers in British Service during the Eighteenth Century

Posted on January 27, 2024 by David Isenberg

The Social Construction of Mercenaries: German Soldiers in British Service during the Eighteenth Century   You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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PRESENCE AND ROLE OF MERCENARIES ON THE BATTLEFIELD, INCLUDING THE PARTICIPATION OF MOLDOVAN MERCENARIES IN THE WAR IN UKRAINE

Posted on January 27, 2024 by David Isenberg

PRESENCE AND ROLE OF MERCENARIES ON THE BATTLEFIELD, INCLUDING THE PARTICIPATION OF MOLDOVAN MERCENARIES IN THE WAR IN UKRAINE Author(s): Igor Soroceanu Subject(s): Criminal Law, Present Times (2010 – today), Russian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Strategic Concealment: Locating Armed Private Contractors in State Foreign Policy

Posted on January 27, 2024 by David Isenberg

Spring 2022 Strategic Concealment: Locating Armed Private Contractors in State Foreign Policy Jared A. Michaels Gettysburg College   You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Soldiers of Fortune: A qualitative study into the effects of military provider, Private Military Companies on the domestic sovereignty of fragile African nations

Posted on January 27, 2024 by David Isenberg

Full Text Dissertation or Thesis Inherently Governmental: Private Military Contracting and U.S. Empire in the Twenty-First Century Quadri, Zaynab The George Washington University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  2022. 29321159. PDF not available.     You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Does Russia Exercise Overall Control over the Wagner Group? Expert Q&A from Stockton Center’s Russia-Ukraine Conference

Posted on January 27, 2024 by David Isenberg

20.500.12592/jz4cq1 Does Russia Exercise Overall Control over the Wagner Group? Expert Q&A from Stockton Center’s Russia-Ukraine Conference 5 April 2023 Summary Use of the “overall control” test to attribute Wagner Group… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mercenaries and Manpower

Posted on January 27, 2024 by David Isenberg

Mercenaries and Manpower Jan 19, 2024 Overshadowed by stories of dwindling munitions stocks and limited production capacity, the Ukraine War has revealed another shortfall facing modern armies: manpower. Both Russia and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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