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Category Archives: Academic
Violence as a Condition: the Threat Posed by Quasi-PMCs
Violence as a Condition: the Threat Posed by Quasi-PMCs You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
HIRED GUNS AGAINST TERRORISM: ASSESSING THE USE OF COMMERCIAL SOLDIERS IN NIGERIA’S COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY
HIRED GUNS AGAINST TERRORISM: ASSESSING THE USE OF COMMERCIAL SOLDIERS IN NIGERIA’S COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY Oluwaseyi Mike Bamigboye School of Graduate Studies, Department of International Relations, Isik University, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Will to Fight of Private Military Actors: Applying Cognitive Maneuver to Russian Private Forces
Will to Fight of Private Military Actors Applying Cognitive Maneuver to Russian Private Forces by Molly Dunigan, Anthony Atler Related Topics: Civilian Military Workforce, Major Combat Operations, Military Force Deployment, Russia… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Enhancing Counterterrorism Measures through the Integration of Private Security Guards: A Study on the Effectiveness and Feasibility of Public-Private Partnership in Combating Terrorism
Enhancing Counterterrorism Measures through the Integration of Private Security Guards: A Study on the Effectiveness and Feasibility of Public-Private Partnership in Combating Terrorism You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Uncompensated Allies: How Contracting Companies and U.S. Government Agencies Failed Third-Country Nationals in Afghanistan
Uncompensated Allies: How Contracting Companies and U.S. Government Agencies Failed Third-Country Nationals in Afghanistan You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
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State Sovereignty and Private Military and Security Companies in Australia
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open Access State Sovereignty and Private Military and Security Companies in Australia Natalie McLean First published: 22 May 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/ajph.12893 Sections PDF Abstract Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Contemporary Global ‘Security for Hire’ Industry: An Overview
The Contemporary Global ‘Security for Hire’ Industry: An Overview By: Sergey Sukhankin October 14, 2022 05:01 PMAge: 9 months Executive Summary Starting in the 2010s, the use of “security for hire”… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Privatization and the Hollowing Out of the U.S. Defense Industry
How America Broke Its War Machine Privatization and the Hollowing Out of the U.S. Defense Industry By Michael Brenes July 3, 2023 A Lockheed Martin plant in Camden, Arkansas, February 2023… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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What Frederick the Great’s Army Can Tell Us About Russia’s Private Military Company
What Frederick the Great’s Army Can Tell Us About Russia’s Private Military Company Alexander S. Burns March 27, 2023 Commentary In describing the Wagner Private Military Company forces fighting in Ukraine,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Double Delegation: An Investigation of the UN Use of Private Security Contractors
Double Delegation: An Investigation of the UN Use of Private Security Contractors December 2022 Sky Kunkel View more Description Delegation and authority scholars in the principal-agent literature repeatedly identify the delegation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading