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The Rise of Private Military Companies in Switzerland

The Rise of Private Military Companies in Switzerland by Matthias Bieri, Google Translation- https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.css.ethz.ch%2Fpublications%2Fpdfs%2FBulletin-2015-Private-Sicherheitsunternehmen.pdf&edit-text=   You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Slovenia to employ private security firms to deal with wave of refugees

Slovenia to employ private security firms to deal with wave of refugees Published 27 October 2015 Slovenia is planning to employ private security firms to help the tiny mountainous country of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Regulating Private Military Companies: What Role for the EU

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Normative Power under Contract? Commercial Support to European Crisis Management Operations

International Peacekeeping Volume 21, Issue 1, 2014 Normative Power under Contract? Commercial Support to European Crisis Management Operations Francesco Giumelli* & Eugenio Cusumano pages 37-55 Published online: 07 Mar 2014 Abstract… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Meet the European Fighters Who Have Gone to War in Ukraine

Meet the European Fighters Who Have Gone to War in Ukraine August 25, 2015 By Christopher Allen Members of the Azov Regiment in Shyrokyne. Photos by the author There are European… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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EU working to outsource medical, logistics support for military missions

EU working to outsource medical, logistics support for military missions Tigner, Brooks Jane’s Defence Weekly 10-15-2014 European Union (EU) military planners are looking towards outsourcing some medical, logistical, and support functions… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Security Inc.: Privatising Internal Security in Post-Communist Poland

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G4S sacks employee arrested over international human trafficking ring investigation

G4S sacks employee arrested over international human trafficking ring investigation The man is suspected of being part of a gang smuggling mainly Sri Lankan refugees through security checks onto flights into… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Polish bootcamp trains security contractors for mission impossible

Polish bootcamp trains security contractors for mission impossible By Stanislaw Waszak Wlosciejewki, Poland (AFP) May 21, 2015 Five men, armed to the teeth, have just stormed a home and it did… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Empowerment of Private Military Companies (PMCs) as a Risk for Illegal Weapons Trafficking in Albania

The Empowerment of Private Military Companies (PMCs) as a Risk for Illegal Weapons Trafficking in Albania Balla, Jonida. “The Empowerment of Private Military Companies (PMCs) as a Risk for Illegal Weapons… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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