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- 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
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Category Archives: Academic
Thinking with the Intimacy Contract: Social Contract Critique and the Privatization of US Empire
Thinking with the Intimacy Contract: Social Contract Critique and the Privatization of US Empire Rachel H. Brown First Published January 24, 2020 Research Article Abstract This essay considers how an “intimacy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Beyond Banning Mercenaries: The Use of Private Military and Security Companies Under IHL
Beyond Banning Mercenaries: The Use of Private Military and Security Companies Under IHL You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
IHL’s Remedies for the Legal Status Problem of the “Corporate Warriors”
IHL’s Remedies for the Legal Status Problem of the “Corporate Warriors” You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Weak, Politicized, Absent: The Anti-Mercenary Norm in Italy and the United Kingdom, 1805–2017
Weak, Politicized, Absent: The Anti-Mercenary Norm in Italy and the United Kingdom, 1805–2017 Matteo C M Casiraghi Journal of Global Security Studies, ogz076, https://doi.org/10.1093/jogss/ogz076 Published: 17 February 2020 Abstract Addressing the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private Contractors & Military Professionals
Private Contractors & Military Professionals You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
“As Old as War Itself”? Historicizing the Universal Mercenary
“As Old as War Itself”? Historicizing the Universal Mercenary Malte Riemann Journal of Global Security Studies, ogz069, https://doi.org/10.1093/jogss/ogz069 Published: 26 February 2020 Abstract IR scholarship has increasingly begun to scrutinize the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Alternative agents for humanitarian intervention
Alternative agents for humanitarian intervention Carmen Pavel The use of private security companies by national governments is met with widespread skepticism. Less understood is the role these companies can play in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Privateering and Piracy in the Spanish American Revolutions
Privateering and Piracy in the Spanish American Revolutions You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Privateering in Medieval England
Privateering in Medieval England You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Complex Relationships: The State, Privateers, & Organized Crime
Complex Relationships: The State, Privateers, & Organized Crime You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
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