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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- 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
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Author Archives: David Isenberg
The Wagner Group and the International Responsibility of the Russian Federation The Privatization of War Between ‘the End of History’ and the Advent of Multipolarity
The Wagner Group and the International Responsibility of the Russian Federation The Privatization of War Between ‘the End of History’ and the Advent of Multipolarity Jose Edgar Alheia Direito Escola do… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Rep. Castro Urges Oversight of Erik Prince’s ‘Drone War’ in Haiti as Trump Pentagon Pushes for Closer Ties
American businessman and investor Erik Prince participates in a discussion during CPAC at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference Center on March 27, 2026, in Grapevine, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Drone Strikes from Haitian ‘Task Force’ PMSC Vectus Global Kill Over Twelve-Hundred People
Haitian security forces and private contractors working with them have conducted extensive and apparently unlawful lethal drone strikes Continue reading
Before compliance – ex-ante decision making in the design of military AI capabilities and the need to unravel the private technology sector’s role
Beyond Compliance Symposium: Before compliance – ex-ante decision making in the design of military AI capabilities and the need to unravel the private technology sector’s role September 23, 2025 About the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Outsourcing Military AI to Private Tech Companies Compared to Other Privatisation in Warfare, and Beyond: What’s New?
new forms of public-private relations throughout the AI lifecycle Continue reading
The Privatisation of War and the International Law to Combat It
It is essential that the international community moves beyond a voluntary framework to regulate PMCs Continue reading
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Africa Corps Accused of Atrocities in Mali
The men had been shot dead, and Ag Sidi’s body was dismembered, his arms and legs displayed in the shape of a swastika. Continue reading
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Russian Assault Troops Attack Polish Mercenaries in Belitskoye
Russian troops attacked Polish mercenaries Continue reading
THE LEDGER DOESN’T BLINK
Marsh — Inspector General for a reconstruction effort that had, by his own office’s count, misplaced enough cash to run a mid-sized country for a year — had learned not to ask questions in cars. He asked them in rooms, on the record, with a stenographer and a subpoena in his back pocket if it came to that. Cars were for listening. Continue reading
Russia’s Africa Corps Abandoned Malian Troops On Battlefield
Russia’s Africa Corps abandoned Malian junta forces on the battlefield Continue reading