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Private security group assembles first private navy since East India Company to protect Indian Ocean shipping convoys from Somali pirates

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Private security group assembles first private navy since East India Company to protect Indian Ocean shipping convoys from Somali pirates By Rob Davies PUBLISHED: 20:16 EST, 29 January 2013 | UPDATED:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Typhon Launches Private Maritime Security Service against Piracy

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

Typhon Launches Private Maritime Security Service against Piracy January 29, 2013 Typhon Maritime Security Service announced the launch of its first marine convoy escort service, designed to enable “ship operators to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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This Tech Entrepreneur Is About to Launch the Blackwater of the High Seas

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

This Tech Entrepreneur Is About to Launch the Blackwater of the High Seas By Spencer Ackerman 01.23.13 6:30 AM Anthony Sharp of Typhon, a new private security firm, wants to escort… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka provides anti piracy protection: report

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Lanka Business Report January 21, 2013 Monday Sri Lanka provides anti piracy protection: report DATELINE: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 — Sri Lanka’s southern port of Galle has become a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Former soldier who went down fighting off kidnappers was first Briton to die

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

The Daily Telegraph (London) January 21, 2013 Monday Edition 1; National Edition Former soldier who went down fighting off kidnappers was first Briton to die; THE GULF WAR VETERAN BYLINE: Gordon… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mutiny in Kabul

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

Mutiny in Kabul An exclusive report on the troubled security team at America’s most important embassy. BY ADAM ZAGORIN | JANUARY 17, 2013 Private guards responsible for protecting what may be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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So Tell Us What You Really Think

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ So Tell Us What You Really Think Posted: 01/15/2013 4:58 pm For all the commentary, opinions, fulminations, debate and demagoguery that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Off to war zone after Singapore

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

The Straits Times (Singapore) December 16, 2012 Sunday Off to war zone after Singapore Kathmandu – During Deepavali in Nepal, revellers delight in setting off illegal firecrackers. Despite a ban since… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Piracy fears over ships laden with weapons in international waters

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

Piracy fears over ships laden with weapons in international waters Private security companies rely on unregulated ‘floating armouries’ in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean Oscar Rickett guardian.co.uk, Thursday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Lawfare and NGO Maritime Actors

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

Wednesday, January 9, 2013 Lawfare and NGO Maritime Actors   … And that is the key point here – Lawfare is going to be a fact of life for legitimate maritime… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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