Author Archives: David Isenberg

US Government Outsourcing, the Private Military Industry, and Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Case Study in Conflict Contracting

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Inherently Governmental: Private Military Contracting and U.S. Empire in the Twenty-First Century

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Inherently Governmental: Private Military Contracting and U.S. Empire in the Twenty-First Century   by Zayna Quadri B.A. in History, June 2015 Dissertation August 31, 2022 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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AMERICAN MILITARY CONTRACTORS AND THE NEOLIBERAL WAY OF WAR

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The Defense Base Act: War risk syndrome

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The Defense Base Act: War risk syndrome   By C. Jason Bromley B.A., December 2000, University of Miami J.D., May 2004, Western New England College of Law A Thesis submitted to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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US officials see closer ties with Trump ally Prince’s security firm in Haiti, military adviser says

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U.S. security officials are planning for closer ties with a private military company in Haiti Continue reading →

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Russia claims about 100 French private military contractors operate worldwide

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Russia claims about 100 French private military contractors operate worldwide 27 March 2026 World The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed on Thursday that about 100 French private military companies (PMCs) operate internationally.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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SADAT: Turkey’s Wagner Group

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Turkey’s use of private military actors has become an increasingly important—if opaque —feature of its foreign policy toolkit. Among these, SADAT International Defense Consultancy stands out as a quasi-official instrument that blurs the line between state policy and deniable coercion. Continue reading →

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The former manager of the terminal that handled Prigozhin’s plane was found dead in Moscow

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Alexei Korshenko, the former director of the business aviation terminal at Sheremetyevo Airport, was found dead in Moscow. It was through this very terminal that the plane of Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group, passed before its final flight in August 2023. Continue reading →

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Africa Corps Adds Drones in Mali

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Russian forces supporting Mali’s military junta have begun using kamikaze-style first-person-view (FPV) drones to attack rebel positions in the north of the country, mirroring the tactics Tuareg rebels and terrorists have used relentlessly to drive military forces from their bases in the region. Continue reading →

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Russia Hoped Africa Corps Would Replicate Wagner’s Success. It’s Not Going Well.

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“If you see what they’re leaving behind, like entire drone stations,” Laessing said in an interview from Cairo. “I mean, the Africa Corps, Russia pretended to do a lot of things, but in the end, they failed.” Continue reading →

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