Daily Archives: June 4, 2015

Pragmatism and Effective Fragmented Governance: Comparing Trajectories in Small Arms and Military and Security Services

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Commissary privatization stokes concern among critics

Commissary privatization stokes concern among critics By Karen Jowers, Staff writer 3:08 p.m. EDT June 4, 2015 (Photo: Defense Commissary Agency) 36 CONNECT 14 TWEET 8 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE The Obama administration has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Security Inc.: Privatising Internal Security in Post-Communist Poland

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PMSCs and the Regulatory Environment in Iraq Post-2011

4 June 2015 PMSCs and the Regulatory Environment in Iraq Post-2011 How have tighter government regulations and corporate demands affected the private military and security companies (PMSCs) operating in Iraq? Jason… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Former guard on Nauru details allegations against ‘corrupt and incompetent’ Wilson Security

Former guard on Nauru details allegations against ‘corrupt and incompetent’ Wilson Security By the National Reporting Team’s Lisa Main Photo: Safety concerns remain for the 488 refugees who have been settled… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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G4S to ban phones in AGM in bid to prevent rerun of filmed protests

G4S to ban phones in AGM in bid to prevent rerun of filmed protests The Guardian By Shane Hickey 3 June 2015 15:57 Security group will stop media and shareholders taking… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The first Americans to fight the Nazis revealed: How misfits including taxi driver, Mormon and make-up artist risked arrest by the US to join Britain’s air force in 1940 – and ended 150 years of frosty relations

EXCLUSIVE: The first Americans to fight the Nazis revealed: How misfits including taxi driver, Mormon and make-up artist risked arrest by the US to join Britain’s air force in 1940 –… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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This Guy From Baltimore is Raising a Christian Army to Fight ISIS…What Could Go Wrong?

In late February, a Baltimore-born, self-proclaimed freedom fighter named Matthew VanDyke beamed into Greta Van Susteren’s Fox News show from Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdish region. A few days earlier,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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