Author Archives: David Isenberg

Words mean things: categorizing non-state international security actors

Words mean things: categorizing non-state international security actors Whitney Grespin and Caroline Batka reflect on why the language around private actors in international security services matters. International Affairs Published in International… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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What’s in a name? Confucian considerations for referring to U.S. military contractors

What’s in a name? Confucian considerations for referring to U.S. military contractors Caroline Batka   Pages 452-480 | Published online: 03 Oct 2023 ABSTRACT Stakeholders use a number of different terms… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Putin’s Private Army Accused of Massacring Dozens to Seize Gold Mine

Africa Last Updated: Feb 7, 2024 – 1:42:03 PM Putin’s Private Army Accused of Massacring Dozens to Seize Gold Mine By Philip Obaji Jr., The Daily Beast, 24/12/23 Jan 3, 2024… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Preparing for war, social unrest or a new pandemic? Chinese companies are raising militias like it’s the 1970s

Preparing for war, social unrest or a new pandemic? Chinese companies are raising militias like it’s the 1970s Analysis by Laura He, CNN 7 minute read Updated 9:45 AM EST, Wed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Wagner Group is now Africa Corps. What this means for Russia’s operations on the continent

Wagner Group is now Africa Corps. What this means for Russia’s operations on the continent Published: February 14, 2024 9:26am EST Author Alessandro Arduino Affiliate Lecturer, King’s College London Disclosure statement Alessandro… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Española’s patrons revealed Russian battalion of far-right soccer fans reportedly funded by railway official with ties to billionaire Rotenberg brothers

Española’s patrons revealed Russian battalion of far-right soccer fans reportedly funded by railway official with ties to billionaire Rotenberg brothers 2:49 pm, March 4, 2024 Source: iStories Española members during a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Ukrainian forces hunt down Russian fighters worldwide

Ukrainian forces hunt down Russian fighters worldwide Kyiv says its actions against Russia abroad are “within the framework of international law.” A training exercise in the Kyiv region | Genya Savilov/AFP… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Justice for sale: how London courted the global super-elite

08.07.21 State Scrutiny The Enablers Justice for sale: how London courted the global super-elite We expose injustice and spark change. Help change the world by becoming a Bureau Insider Support TBIJ… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Middle East: The world’s playground for the privatization of war

The Middle East: The world’s playground for the privatization of war James M. Dorsey Mar 21, 2024 Hello and welcome to the Turbulent World with me, James M. Dorsey, as your… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Bricks, Not Bullets

Bricks, Not Bullets Kenneth Kalu | December 6, 2023 Original illustration by Ayca Tuzer ’24, an Illustration major at RISD In the 1990s—egged on by foreign investors, Western governments, and international… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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