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- 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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Could the $76 Billion Per Year U.S. War in Afghanistan Be Privatized?
Could the $76 Billion Per Year U.S. War in Afghanistan Be Privatized? By Jason Lemon On 7/11/18 at 4:16 PM The U.S. government spends about $76 billion per year on the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater founder makes new pitch for mercenaries to take over Afghan war
Blackwater founder makes new pitch for mercenaries to take over Afghan war By Justin Wise – 07/12/18 01:30 PM EDT 206 Erik Prince, the founder of the private security firm formerly… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater founder’s plan to privatise America’s $76bn, 17-year war in Afghanistan
Exclusive: Blackwater founder’s plan to privatise America’s $76bn, 17-year war in Afghanistan Donald Trump is expected to ask European countries at this week’s Nato summit, one of the most crucial and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Prison Industrial Complex: Mapping Private Sector Players.
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An examination of private financing for correctional and immigration detention facilities
An examination of private financing for correctional and immigration detention facilities You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Immigration Detention: An American Business
Immigration Detention: An American Business On April 6, 2018, the administration announced a “zero tolerance” immigration policy that requires every undocumented adult immigrant and asylum seeker in the U.S. to be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A military-migrant economy
A military-migrant economy Amanda Chisholm June 21, 2018 Families enable ex-Gurkhas to continue global private security work A security worker from Pokhara before boarding his flight to Afghanistan. He is back… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘Zero-tolerance’ immigration policy is big money for contractors, nonprofits
‘Zero-tolerance’ immigration policy is big money for contractors, nonprofits by Geoff West and Alex Baumgart on June 21, 2018 (Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images) President Trump’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy under the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Privatising Border Control
Privatising Border Control Ashwini Vasanthakumar Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, gqy015, https://doi.org/10.1093/ojls/gqy015 Published: 29 May 2018 Abstract Liberal democracies increasingly rely on private actors, from private security corporations to civilian gatekeepers,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Military Companies: an Untapped Source of Peace and Security
Politics 31.5.2018 Sean Webster Private Military Companies: an Untapped Source of Peace and Security Private contracting is not new in conflict. Soldiers of fortune have attached themselves to armies with the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading