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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- 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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Justice and the Use of Private Military and Security Contractors
Soldier War Guns by Darius Z Sankowski By Bradley Burroughs February 11, 2021 Justice Justice and the Use of Private Military and Security Contractors Transforming war into a capitalist imperative, the expanded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Senators call for broader strategy against Prigozhin’s mercenary Wagner Group
Senators call for broader strategy against Prigozhin’s mercenary Wagner Group February 03, 2021 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Jeanne Shaheen, (D-N.H.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Authority unchecked – Why private security firms also need to be scrutinized during the Defund the Police movement
Authority unchecked – Why private security firms also need to be scrutinized during the Defund the Police movement Frank Kwiatkowski [The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Allied Universal, G4S,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
PREVENTING CIVILIAN CASUALTIES: ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT FOR DRONE CONTRACTORS
PREVENTING CIVILIAN CASUALTIES: ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT FOR DRONE CONTRACTORS Kerrigan, Sarah. Public Contract Law Journal; Chicago Vol. 49, Iss. 4, (Summer 2020): 735-760. Full text preview Headnote ABSTRACT As the use of drones in war… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Regulating Private Military and Security Contractors Through Social Accountability: a Comparative Case Analysis
Regulating Private Military and Security Contractors Through Social Accountability: a Comparative Case Analysis by Katherine R. Loscher A thesis submitted to the Department of International Relations of Webster Vienna Private University… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S migrant workers ‘forced to pay millions’ in illegal fees for jobs
G4S migrant workers ‘forced to pay millions’ in illegal fees for jobs UK-based security firm faces calls to repay charges made by recruitment agents for jobs in Gulf states and conflict… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Anti-Mercenary Norm and United Nations’ Use of Private Military and Security Companies: From Norm Entrepreneurship to Organized Hypocrisy
Research Article The Anti-Mercenary Norm and United Nations’ Use of Private Military and Security Companies: From Norm Entrepreneurship to Organized Hypocrisy Oldrich Bures & Eugenio Cusumano Published online: 11 Jan 2021… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Defense Department Office Works to Prevent ‘Trafficking in Persons’
Defense Department Office Works to Prevent ‘Trafficking in Persons’ Jan. 8, 2021 | BY DoD News A little known Defense Department office is working to ensure the fair treatment of workers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Trump’s Blackwater pardons erase the line between slaughter and justified wartime violence
OPINION Dec. 23, 2020 Trump’s Blackwater pardons erase the line between slaughter and justified wartime violence Trump’s misplaced sympathy for the Blackwater contractors undermines the military, U.S. security and the rule… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The issue of Immunity of Private Actors exercising public authority and the new paradigm of international law
The issue of Immunity of Private Actors exercising public authority and the new paradigm of international law You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register