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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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- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Monthly Archives: June 2012
On demand armies: private military company involvement in internal conflicts
On demand armies : private military company involvement in internal conflicts Title: On demand armies : private military company involvement in internal conflicts Author: Rodban, Milena. Description: Thesis (M.A.)–Georgetown University, 2009.;… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Principled Case for Employing Private Military and Security Companies in Interventions for Human Rights Purposes
The Principled Case for Employing Private Military and Security Companies in Interventions for Human Rights Purposes DEANE-PETER BAKER1, JAMES PATTISON2 Article first published online: 16 DEC 2011 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … Continue reading
Military Law Blog: The use of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs)
Military Law Blog: The use of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) by YouBlawg on May 1, 2012 We are pleased to welcome Mark McAuley, law graduate and director at Legal Media… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Embassy to Nowhere
Embassy to Nowhere The State Department’s $750 million Baghdad boondoggle By Kelley Vlahos • April 2, 2012 WASHINGTON—It would be too easy to say the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
New briefing highlights human rights lawsuits against companies over alleged abuses in over 25 countries
PRESS RELEASE (for immediate release) New briefing highlights human rights lawsuits against companies over alleged abuses in over 25 countries London, 20 June 2012 – Today the non-profit Business & Human… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Army Forbids Company Co-Owner From Federal Contracts
USA Today June 20, 2012 Pg. 5 Army Forbids Company Co-Owner From Federal Contracts By Tom Vanden Brook and Gregory Korte, USA Today WASHINGTON — The Army has suspended the co-owner… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Military Veterans Become Entrepreneurs in Private Security
Military Veterans Become Entrepreneurs in Private Security Wednesday, June 20th 2012 Signal 88 Security was recently named to the G.I. Jobs list of the top 10 percent of the nation’s franchises… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
okay, security cooperation in africa is sketchy: where do we go from here?
okay, security cooperation in africa is sketchy: where do we go from here? 16 Jun Craig Whitlock’s WaPo series on U.S. security cooperation, covert action, and private contractor operations in sub-Saharan Africa… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US Outsources Its Africa Spying
US Outsources Its Africa Spying By Spencer Ackerman Email Author June 15, 2012 | 9:30 am Air Force Lt. Col. Douglas Lee, commander of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing’s MC-12 squadron, displays… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Western private military companies are expanding operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Somalia
S.Balmasov: Western private military companies are expanding operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Somalia 19/06/2012 10:33 Western private military and security companies increase the scope of its presence in a number… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Contracts, Iraq, Libya, Somalia
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