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- 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
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Adapting to changing piracy patterns
Adapting to changing piracy patterns 11 Mar 2013 Maritime Security Officers need to be disciplined and able to work in high risk situations Three hundred ships were attacked by pirates in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Protecting Ships From Somali Pirates – The Navy vs Private Security
Protecting Ships From Somali Pirates – The Navy vs Private Security In 2012 the number of successful pirate seizures of merchant ships fell from a 2009 figure of 38 to 21 according… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Have hired guns finally scuppered Somali pirates?
Have hired guns finally scuppered Somali pirates? By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent ABOARD RMS QUEEN MARY | Sun Feb 10, 2013 3:08am EST (Reuters) – Posted between septuagenarian passengers in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
This Tech Entrepreneur Is About to Launch the Blackwater of the High Seas
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
Sri Lanka provides anti piracy protection: report
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
How the world’s navies ignored the plight of a hijacked ship for nearly three years
How the world’s navies ignored the plight of a hijacked ship for nearly three years By Colin Freeman World Last updated: December 27th, 2012 How’s this for a seasonal tale to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Piracy fears over ships laden with weapons in international waters
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
Maritime Security off Somalia and in the Indian Ocean.
… Drop in piracy assessed as due to four factors: 100% success rate of the Private Military Security Contractors’ (PMSCs) armed guards onboard vessels; Ship hardening and evasive action by adherence… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Glencore chief Simon Murray launches private navy
http://politicsuk.eu/archives/13261 Glencore chief Simon Murray launches private navy Exclusive Posted: 4:19 AM, January 6, 2013 by Lewis BRITAIN’S first private navy in almost two centuries is being created by a group… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Q&A during SHADOW NATO SUMMIT: PANEL DISCUSSION ON EMERGING SECURITY CHALLENGES
Q & A during SHADOW NATO SUMMIT: PANEL DISCUSSION ON EMERGING SECURITY CHALLENGES THE BRITISH AMERICAN SECURITY INFORMATION COUNCIL HOLDS A SHADOW NATO SUMMIT: PANEL DISCUSSION ON EMERGING SECURITY CHALLENGES May… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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