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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- 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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Author Archives: David Isenberg
State or Nonstate: The Wagner Group’s Role in Contemporary Intrastate Conflicts Worldwide
The Wagner Group’s Role in Contemporary Intrastate Conflicts Worldwide Continue reading
The Wagner Group in Africa: Legal Status and Accountability During Non-International Armed Conflicts
The Wagner Group in Africa: Legal Status and Accountability During Non-International Armed Conflicts Continue reading
Mercenary Ambiguities in Conflict Zones: A Critical Analysis of the Wagner Group in the Russia-Ukraine Context
Mercenary Ambiguities in Conflict Zones: A Critical Analysis of the Wagner Group in the Russia-Ukraine Context Hamid Bin Khalifa University College of Law Mercenary Ambiguities in Conflict Zones: A Critical… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Mercenaries, Russia, Ukraine
Tagged Academic, Mercenaries, Russia, Ukraine
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Wagner’s Role in Russia Foreign Policy in Africa: Case of Mali Since 2021
Wagner’s Role in Russia Foreign Policy in Africa: Case of Mali Since 2021 Continue reading
The New Riflemen: The Systemic Recruitment of Young Africans into Foreign Conflicts and the Violation of Sovereignty
The New Riflemen: The Systemic Recruitment of Young Africans into Foreign Conflicts and the Violation of Sovereignty Charles GIMBA Magha-A-Ngimba General El Hadji Babacar Faye Dibocor Philippe Ngom https://doi.org/10.66699/yqcvt335 Pages 1–19… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russian Mercenaries Take Control of Eastern CAR
Russian mercenaries have taken control of the border zone shared by the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Sudan, effectively turning a region known for its gold mines into a “gray zone” controlled by a private military corporation. Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Casualties, Human Rights, Russia
Tagged Africa, Casualties, Human Rights, Russia
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Boeings identified in Reuters report carried weapons for Sudanese paramilitary, UN experts find
United Nations experts have found that Boeing 727s linked by Reuters to a U.S. military contractor’s business network transported mercenaries, weapons and drones for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, according to a draft U.N. report due to be published in September. Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Colombia, Companies, Drones, Logistics, Mercenaries, United Nations
Tagged Africa, Colombia, Companies, Drones, Logistics, Mercenaries, Sudan, United Nations
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Shadows of the New Feudalism
This satirical trilogy illustrates the slippery slope from traditional private military contractors to fully autonomous Artificial Military Contractors. It serves as a cautionary tale about regulation, accountability, technology, and the privatization of force in an increasingly fragmented world. Continue reading
Private Military Organizations, Resource Concessions, and Conflict Termination How Private Military Organizations Impact Conflict Duration in African Civil Wars
Private Military Organizations, Resource Concessions, and Conflict Termination How Private Military Organizations Impact Conflict Duration in African Civil Wars Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Military Security Companies, Redefining the State, and Implications on the Future of Armed Conflict
Private Military Security Companies, Redefining the State, and Implications on the Future of Armed Conflict Alexander Johannes Klein B.A., Colorado State University, 2017 A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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