Category Archives: Outsourcing/Privatization

The case for private militaries Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry (iStock) April 20, 2015 The news that ex-Blackwater guards received multi-decade sentences in connection with a 2007 shooting would seem to cement the popular… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

No signs U.S. backing off private military contractors in wake of Blackwater Use of private forces has increased Miranda Green 12:54 PM, Apr 17, 2015 4 hours ago Image copyright 2015… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Payoff: How Congress Ensures Private Prison Profit with an Immigrant Detention Quota Download the PDF version of “Payoff: How Congress Ensures Private Prison Profit with an Immigrant Detention Quota” Bethany Carson… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Is The U.S. Military Too Reliant On Contractors? Rachel Martin Weekend Edition – Sunday 10-26-2014 Host: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I’m Rachel Martin. And this… RACHEL MARTIN Time… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Mercenaries and America’s Defense Anonymous Wall Street Journal 10-29-2014 Regarding Linda Robinson’s review of Ann Hagedorn’s “The Invisible Soldiers” (Bookshelf, Oct. 23): Ronald Reagan would never have countenanced an Army whose… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Outsourcing war and security: problems and solutions The Conversation Laura A Dickinson, Oswald Symister Colclough Research Professor of Law, George Washington University Future of War Fellow, New America Foundation International Security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →