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Anyone’s War: The Privatization of Violence

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Anyone’s War: The Privatization of Violence Apr 02, 2015 A Blackwater Helicopter in Baghdad, Wikimedia Commons By Sebastian J. Bae   The brutal campaign of the Islamic State carving its way across… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The US experience in contracting out security and lessons for other countries

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Privatization of peacekeeping: UN’s institutional capacity to control Private Military and Security Companies

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Privatization of peacekeeping: UN’s institutional capacity to control Private Military and Security Companies Abstract Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) are perceived as a cost-effective alternative to the national troops contributed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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(Re)Establishing Control? Flag State Regulation of Antipiracy PMSCs

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(Re)Establishing Control? Flag State Regulation of Antipiracy PMSCs pages 84-97 Publishing models and article dates explained Received: 14 Nov 2014 Accepted: 19 Dec 2014 Published online: 19 May 2015 Abstract In… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Holding on to the Monopoly on Violence? The Use of Armed Force, the Dutch Approach to PMSCs, and the Anti-Piracy Case

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Holding on to the Monopoly on Violence? The Use of Armed Force, the Dutch Approach to PMSCs, and the Anti-Piracy Case Authors: Scott-Smith, Giles; Janssen, Marcel Source: St Antony’s International Review, Volume… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Occupation With a Human Face

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Occupation With a Human Face By Peter Berard, Jacobin 10 December 15 Counterinsurgency partisans rely on images of the benevolent occupier to mask the harsh realities of imperialism. he Human Terrain… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND THE OUTSOURCING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM’S MOD DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUNCTION: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE U.S. EXPERIENCE

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INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND THE OUTSOURCING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM’S MOD DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUNCTION: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE U.S. EXPERIENCE Kirkwood, William T. Public Contract Law Journal44.3… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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NGOs and the price of governance: the trade-offs between regulating and criticizing private military and security companies

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NGOs and the price of governance: the trade-offs between regulating and criticizing private military and security companies Jutta Joachima* & Andrea Schneikerb pages 185-201 Received: 30 Nov 2014 Accepted: 6 May… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Privatising war: assessing the decision to hire private military contractors

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Privatising war: assessing the decision to hire private military contractors  Isaac Taylorab* Published online: 02 Oct 2015 Abstract There has been a huge growth in the size and number of Private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Legal Status of Employees of Private Military-Security Compananies Participating in U.N. Peacekeeping Operations

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