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- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
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The Wagner Group, Russia’s Foreign Policy and Sub-Saharan Africa
The Wagner Group, Russia’s Foreign Policy and Sub-Saharan Africa Executive summary: Set up in 2014 as a private organisation, the Wagner Group has conducted numerous military activities internationally that remain shrouded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The effects of the Russia–Ukraine war and the Wagner Group coup on defense stocks in Europe: an event study analysis
The effects of the Russia–Ukraine war and the Wagner Group coup on defense stocks in Europe: an event study analysis By: Svetoslav Covachev and Gergely Fazakas Institute of Finance, Corvinus University… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Wagner Group: Comparing and contextualizing the Russian monster
Research Article Wagner Group: Comparing and contextualizing the Russian monster Christopher Spearin Published online: 18 Apr 2024 Abstract Though the same descriptors have been applied to Wagner Group and US/Western Private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Just Like a Nesting Doll: Prigozhin’s Patriot Media Grou
Just Like a Nesting Doll: Prigozhin’s Patriot Media Group Abstract: Alongside the private military company Wagner and his notorious Internet Research Agency (IRA), Yevgeny Prigozhin was associated with the Patriot Media… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Selling security to Africa: Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) and the fate of African intrastate security
Selling security to Africa: Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) and the fate of African intrastate security Thomas Ameyaw-Brobbey & Vladimir Antwi-Danso Received 17 Jan 2024, Accepted 15 Apr 2024, Published… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The phenomenon of private military corporations in the context of globalization
The phenomenon of private military corporations in the context of globalization Leszek Robert Kurnicki Collegium Humanum, Poland Email: lech@kurnicki.eu Abstract The phenomenon of private military companies (PMCs) is a rather controversial… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency and the Information Work of the Nineteenth-Century Surveillance State. By: Bilansky, Alan, Information & Culture, 21648034, 2018, Vol. 53, Issue 1 Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency and the Information… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Reluctant Mercenary: Vulnerability and the ‘Whores of War’
The Reluctant Mercenary: Vulnerability and the ‘Whores of War’. By: Fraser, Ben, Journal of Military Ethics, 15027570, Sep2013, Vol. 12, Issue 3 The Reluctant Mercenary: Vulnerability and the ‘Whores of War’ Contents… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Plausibly deniable: mercenaries in US covert interventions during the Cold War, 1964–1987
Plausibly deniable: mercenaries in US covert interventions during the Cold War, 1964–1987. By: Voß, Klaas, Cold War History, 14682745, Feb 2016, Vol. 16, Issue 1 Plausibly deniable: mercenaries in US covert interventions during… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Overcoming Dilemmas Created by the 21st Century Mercenaries: conceptualising the use of private security companies in Iraq.
Overcoming Dilemmas Created by the 21st Century Mercenaries: conceptualising the use of private security companies in Iraq. By: Bjork, Kjell, Jones, Richard, Third World Quarterly, 01436597, Jun2005, Vol. 26, Issue 4/5 Overcoming… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading