Category Archives: Academic

How America’s Great Power Competitors Privatized the GPC

Posted on February 13, 2024 by David Isenberg

The Great Power Competition Volume 4 pp 37–65Cite as Home The Great Power Competition Volume 4 Chapter   How America’s Great Power Competitors Privatized the GPC Ian Conway & Kathleen Cassedy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Indigenous Military Reforms from the Outside: The Paradox of the UAE Armed Forces Modernisation

Posted on February 13, 2024 by David Isenberg

Indigenous Military Reforms from the Outside: The Paradox of the UAE Armed Forces Modernisation Jean-Loup Samaan Pages 65-83 | Received 14 Sep 2022, Accepted 07 Aug 2023, Published online: 18 Aug… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Privatization of Military and Security Companies:A Threat and Risk Analysis to the Security of the Nigerian State

Posted on February 11, 2024 by David Isenberg

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Private Military and Security Companies: A New Form of Mercenarism?

Posted on February 11, 2024 by David Isenberg

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Useless and dangerous’? Mercenaries in fourteenth century wars

Posted on February 4, 2024 by David Isenberg

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INVESTIGATING THE ENGAGEMENT OF PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES AS A MEANS OF COUNTERING BOKO HARAM IN NIGERIA

Posted on February 4, 2024 by David Isenberg

INVESTIGATING THE ENGAGEMENT OF PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES AS A MEANS OF COUNTERING BOKO HARAM IN NIGERIA You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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The Social Construction of Mercenaries: German Soldiers in British Service during the Eighteenth Century

Posted on February 1, 2024 by David Isenberg

Part 1 – Historical Overview The Social Construction of Mercenaries: German Soldiers in British Service during the Eighteenth Century Helene Olsen Pages 92-111 | Received 24 Apr 2021, Accepted 27 Jul… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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To Buy a War but Sell the Peace? Mercenaries and Post-Civil War Stability

Posted on February 1, 2024 by David Isenberg

To Buy a War but Sell the Peace? Mercenaries and Post-Civil War Stability Corinne Bara & Joakim Kreutz Pages 417-445 | Published online: 12 Jul 2022 Abstract Private military and security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mercenaries in/and history: the problem of ahistoricism and contextualism in mercenary scholarship

Posted on February 1, 2024 by David Isenberg

Mercenaries in/and history: the problem of ahistoricism and contextualism in mercenary scholarship Malte Riemann Pages 22-47 | Received 07 Sep 2021, Accepted 18 Oct 2021, Published online: 10 Nov 2021 ABSTRACT… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mercenaries in the Congo and Biafra, 1960-1970: Africa’s weapon of choice?

Posted on January 27, 2024 by David Isenberg

Mercenaries in the Congo and Biafra, 1960-1970: Africa’s weapon of choice? Stephen Rookes & Walter Bruyère-Ostells Pages 112-129 | Received 09 Jun 2021, Accepted 13 Jul 2021, Published online: 31 Aug… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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