Category Archives: Outsourcing/Privatization

A Legal and Policy Risk Analysis of the Erik Prince Plan to Privatize War in Afghanistan

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A Legal and Policy Risk Analysis of the Erik Prince Plan to Privatize War in Afghanistan  By Laura Dickinson Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 8:48 AM Trump administration officials reportedly are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Privatize the Afghan War—Just End It

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Aug 10, 2017 Don’t Privatize the Afghan War—Just End It An Afghan National Army soldier, left, smokes as a U.S. Army soldier sits for a photo in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Erik Prince’s Afghanistan Plan Could Boost His Company — And China

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Erik Prince’s Afghanistan Plan Could Boost His Company — And China By Josh Keefe @thejoshkeefe On 08/09/17 AT 1:44 PM Blackwater founder Erik Prince, the brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Erik Prince on Afghanistan War Strategy

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August 11, 2017 Erik Prince on Afghanistan War Strategy Erik Prince talked about his op-ed in USA Today in which he calls for privatizing elements of the U.S. military effort in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Top Dem: Privatizing Afghanistan War would be ‘affront’ to US troops

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Top Dem: Privatizing Afghanistan War would be ‘affront’ to US troops By Rebecca Kheel – 08/10/17 12:31 PM EDT 131   © Keren Carrion The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Readers sound off: There’s no incentive to end a privatized war in Afghanistan

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Readers sound off: There’s no incentive to end a privatized war in Afghanistan USA TODAY Published 4:16 p.m. ET Aug. 10, 2017 | Updated 4:49 p.m. ET Aug. 10, 2017 Play… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mercenaries Are a Bad Idea for Afghanistan

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Hired Guns Mercenaries Are a Bad Idea for Afghanistan Andrew Bernard When Erik Prince, the notorious founder of Blackwater, published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal in June calling for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Erik Prince: After 16 Years of Failure, Time For A New Policy In Afghanistan

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Back to Videos Erik Prince: After 16 Years of Failure, Time For A New Policy In Afghanistan Posted By Ian Schwartz On Date August 7, 2017 Erik Prince, former CEO of Blackwater,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Blackwater’s founder wants Trump to outsource the Afghanistan war. Why that’s so risky.

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Blackwater’s founder wants Trump to outsource the Afghanistan war. Why that’s so risky.  By Andrew deGrandpre August 10 at 6:30 AM Erik Prince, seen during congressional testimony in 2007, has advocated… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Trump White House weighs unprecedented plan to privatize much of the war in Afghanistan Jim Michaels, USA TODAY

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Trump White House weighs unprecedented plan to privatize much of the war in Afghanistan Jim Michaels, USA TODAY Published 10:59 a.m. ET Aug. 8, 2017 | Updated 11:49 a.m. ET Aug.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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