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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
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Non-State Military Actors: The Case of the 2011 Libyan Conflict
Non-State Military Actors: The Case of the 2011 Libyan Conflict Subjects: Political science, Political science (General), Political science, Political science (General) Authors: Radana Makariusová, Zdeněk Ludvík Date of publication: 2012 December… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Anyone’s War: The Privatization of Violence
Anyone’s War: The Privatization of Violence Apr 02, 2015 georgeu3 GSSR Forum, International Security, Military & Defense 0 A Blackwater Helicopter in Baghdad, Wikimedia Commons By Sebastian J. Bae The brutal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Self-harm, drugs and sexual abuse more common in private jails
News Self-harm, drugs and sexual abuse more common in private jails Independent On Sunday By Jonathan Owen 5 April 2015, News | Exclusive What was billed as a breakthrough for the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Court of Appeal: civil servant whose job was outsourced to private sector could not retain full pension rights
Court of Appeal: civil servant whose job was outsourced to private sector could not retain full pension rights A prison officer whose job was outsourced to a private contractor had “resigned”… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Why some private security and military companies succeed and others fail in taking over public tasks
Why some private security and military companies succeed and others fail in taking over public tasks A research based on PMSCs in Puntland and Somaliland by Szabolcs Tam You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading
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The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: Any Legal Limit?
The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: Any Legal Limit? Authors: Sossai, Mirko1 mirko.sossai@uniroma3.it International Community Law Review. 2014, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p405-422. 18p.Document Terms:*PRIVATIZATION *PEACEKEEPING forces… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contracting Out Security
Journal of Strategic Studies Volume 36, Issue 5, 2013 Contracting Out Security Thomas C. Bruneaua pages 638-665 Journal of Strategic Studies Volume 36, Issue 5, 2013 Abstract Private security companies (PSCs)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Privateers! Their History and Future
Fletcher Security Review Vol.2 no.1 Privateers! Their History and Future Alexander Tabarrok / Alex Nowrasteh 28 January 2015 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
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Fiji, the war in Iraq, and the privatisation of Pacific island security
Fiji, the war in Iraq, and the privatisation of Pacific island security “Fiji, the war in Iraq, and the privatisation of Pacific island security”, APSNet Policy Forum, April 06, 2006, http://nautilus.org/apsnet/0611a-maclellan-html/… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Afghanistan as a Potential Export Market for Czech Companies: Implications for the Privatisation of Security in the Czech Republic
Image ID: 127961564 available at Shutterstock.com Issue 9:1 By Iveta Hlouchová 03/09/2015 Afghanistan as a Potential Export Market for Czech Companies: Implications for the Privatisation of Security in the Czech Republic… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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