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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- 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
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Civil-Private Military Relations: The Impacts of Military Outsourcing on State Capacity and the Control of Force
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Should War Crimes Investigations be Privatized?
Should War Crimes Investigations be Privatized? 03.05.16 Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague Bombed school in Taftanaz, Syria IHH/DR International Criminal Court (ICC) investigations have often failed owing to poor strategy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Uganda’s Top Export: Mercenaries
Men in Kampala look over their paperwork to go to Iraq for Saracen International security: visas, contracts, yellow fever vaccination documents, and flight tickets. Uganda’s Top Export: Mercenaries The African nation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Chart – Contracted Security
Chart – Contracted Security by Dyfed Loesche , Mar 2, 2016 International diplomatic conventions, such as the recently concluded 52nd Munich Security Conference, suggest that national governments are still the prime… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The border industry: Ruben Andersson investigates the murky world of border security
The border industry: Ruben Andersson investigates the murky world of border security Ruben Andersson New Internationalist. .489 (January-February 2016): p20. http://www.newint.org Full Text: Driving towards Mexico through Arizona, watchtowers rise out… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The End of Prison Visitation
The End of Prison Visitation By Jack Smith IV A new system called “video visitation” is replacing in-person jail visits with glitchy, expensive Skype-like video calls. It’s inhumane, dystopian and actually increases… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Whistleblowers Praised for Exposing Alleged Pentagon Contractor Fraud
Whistleblowers Praised for Exposing Alleged Pentagon Contractor Fraud By Charles S. Clark May 4, 2016 Defense Department file photo Two firms contracting with the Pentagon’s massive Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative agreed to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Use of US Army, Contract Aircraft Maintainers Out of Whack
Use of US Army, Contract Aircraft Maintainers Out of Whack Jen Judson, Defense News 2:18 p.m. EDT May 2, 2016 (Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images) ATLANTA — The US Army wants… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Refugee centres: Detention contracts outsource risk
Updated May 3 2016 at 12:39 AM Refugee centres: Detention contracts outsource risk Second Nauru detainee sets self alight by Richard Denniss As Transfield Services found out last year, governments don’t… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The U.S. Government Has Been Outsourcing The Gitmo Trials
The U.S. Government Has Been Outsourcing The Gitmo Trials The Defense Department has given a multi-million dollar contract to one private company — to serve both the defense and the prosecution… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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