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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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The issue of Immunity of Private Actors exercising public authority and the new paradigm of international law
The issue of Immunity of Private Actors exercising public authority and the new paradigm of international law You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Understanding public blame attributions when private contractors are responsible for civilian casualties
Published: 14 September 2020 Understanding public blame attributions when private contractors are responsible for civilian casualties Mark D. Ramirez Policy Sciences (2020)Cite this article Abstract When the actions of private military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private military and security companies, corporate structure, and levels of violence in Iraq
Journal International Interactions Empirical and Theoretical Research in International Relations Volume 46, 2020 – Issue 4 Submit an article Journal homepage Full Article Private military and security companies, corporate structure, and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES IN AFRICA:A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF CONFLICT DURATION
PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES IN AFRICA: A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF CONFLICT DURATION You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Private military and security companies’ logos: Between camouflaging and corporate socialization
Private military and security companies’ logos: Between camouflaging and corporate socialization You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Everything in (dis)order? Private Military and Security Contractors and International Order
Everything in (dis)order? Private Military and Security Contractors and International Order You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Mercenaries in the Service of Authoritarian States
Mercenaries in the Service of Authoritarian States Author Masuhr, Niklas Friedrich, Julia Other Publication Rights / license In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted Abstract Using mercenaries and ostensibly private security services,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Military and Security Companies as instruments: case study of the Middle East
Private Military and Security Companies as instruments: case study of the Middle East Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary2. What are PMSCs and what do they do?3. What are the origins… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Outsourcing War: Mercenaries as a Foreign Policy Tool
Outsourcing War: Mercenaries as a Foreign Policy Tool How private military companies are changing the face of contemporary warfare By Felipe Aas On Oct 27, 2020 Share Reports have, with increasing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The golden age of mercenaries
The golden age of mercenaries Peter T Leeson, Ennio E Piano European Review of Economic History, heaa020, https://doi.org/10.1093/ereh/heaa020 Published: 17 October 2020 Abstract Between the mid-thirteenth and mid-fifteenth centuries, Italian city-states… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading