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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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Military Privatization and the Remasculinization of the State: Making the Link Between the Outsourcing of Military Security and Gendered State Transformations
International Relations 27(1) 74–94 © The Author(s) 2013 Military Privatization and the Remasculinization of the State: Making the Link Between the Outsourcing of Military Security and Gendered State Transformations Saskia Stachowitsch… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Labour substitution and the scope for military outsourcing
Labour substitution and the scope for military outsourcing MacDonald, Peter (2013): Labour substitution and the scope for military outsourcing. Abstract This article argues that the observed elasticity of substitution between military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Legislation Would Allow British MoD To Outsource DE&S Management
Legislation Would Allow British MoD To Outsource DE&S Management May. 8, 2013 – 07:30AM | By ANDREW CHUTER | LONDON — The British government will introduce legislation in the next session… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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As policing costs rise, can private security firms be the answer?
As policing costs rise, can private security firms be the answer? By Douglas Quan, Postmedia News May 7, 2013 A proposal to use security guards to perform less important police duties… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Using volunteer forces, rather than conscripts or private contractors, is the most legitimate method for organising a military.
Using volunteer forces, rather than conscripts or private contractors, is the most legitimate method for organising a military. Blog Admin There are generally three different methods for providing a military force… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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What Other Military Assets Could Be Privatized?
Last Updated: May 6, 2013 What Other Military Assets Could Be Privatized? By Erika Morphy Jamie Fox WASHINGTON, DC-US Army’s Privatization of Army Lodging program, PAL, just secured $465 million in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US objects to Ministry of Defence outsourcing
May 6, 2013 4:24 pm US objects to Ministry of Defence outsourcing By Gill Plimmer and James Blitz The US has raised concern over the UK’s plan to outsource procurement of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Clients and Enablers
Clients and Enablers Clients and Enablers Adventures of a Would Be Arms Dealer 2 May 2013 According to Mark Galeotti, nation-states, mercenaries and corruption are all part of a social… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
From Afghanistan to Syria, an anemic U.S. civilian effort
From Afghanistan to Syria, an anemic U.S. civilian effort Source: Reuters – Fri, 3 May 2013 01:31 PM (David Rohde is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Send In the Contractors
Send In the Contractors ‘Beyond War,’ by David Rohde Yuri Cortez/Agence France Press — Getty Images A Blackwater helicopter flies low in Baghdad, 2005. By PETER BEINART Published: May 3, 2013… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading