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Daily Archives: June 16, 2026
Private military contractors financial experiences and incentives (Full Text)
Private military contractors financial experiences and incentives (Full Text) Caroline Batka, Molly Dunigan & Rachel Burns Defense & Security Analysis, 2020 36:2, pp. 161-179 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Mercenarism, norms and market exchange Reassembling the private military labour market
Mercenarism, norms and market exchange Reassembling the private military labour market Adam White International Sociology 2018, Vol. 33(4), 523-540 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
SOFs and PMSCs: Factors of Stability and Change
SOFs and PMSCs: Factors of Stability and Change Mirko Tasic Journal of Strategic Security 2025, Vol. 18. No. 3 pp. 299 -319 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security
OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security Peter W. G. Zhao Naval War College Review Winter 2024 Vol. 77, No. 1… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Guns for hire: the privatization of modern wars
Guns for hire: the privatization of modern wars Maria Grazia Melchionni Guns for Hire Author: Marco Marsili Rivista di Studi Internazionali Ottobre-Dicembre 2023 Vol. 90, No. 4 571-588 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading
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BLACK CAT IN A DARK ROOM: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S WAGNER GROUP IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND MALI
BLACK CAT IN A DARK ROOM: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S WAGNER GROUP IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND MALI Marco Mussa and Matvej Dubianskij Journal of International Affairs Spring/Summer 2023… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Commercial Military Actor Database
The Commercial Military Actor Database Ulrich Petersohn, Vanessa Gottwick, Charlotte Penel and Leila Kellgen-Parker The Journal of Conflict Resolution May 2022 Vol. 66. No. 4/5 pp. 899-923 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … Continue reading
Corporate Hackers: Outsourcing US Cyber Capabilities
Corporate Hackers: Outsourcing US Cyber Capabilities Charles W. Mahoney Strategic Studies Quarterly Spring 20121 Vol. 15. No. 1 (Spring) 61-89 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Outsourcing Military and Security Functions
Outsourcing Military and Security Functions Nigel D. White AJIL Unbound, 2021 Vol. 115 (2021) pp. 317-321 Cambridge University Prss You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Colombia and Cuba, Main Recruitment Hotspots for the Russian Army in LatAm
Colombia and Cuba, Main Recruitment Hotspots for the Russian Army in LatAm By Leon Thompson April 29, 2026 The Colombian Military Forces’ campaign promotes the message: “Your life has a value… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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