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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
Mali’s army and suspected Russia-linked mercenaries committed ‘new atrocities,’ rights group says
Mali’s army and suspected Russia-linked mercenaries committed ‘new atrocities,’ rights group says Human Rights Watch says it has found evidence of new summary executions, lootings, forced disappearances and other abuses committed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Has Russia contained the Prigozhin threat? Its long history of managing violent mercenaries suggests so
Vasily Deryugin/Kommersant Publishing House/AP Has Russia contained the Prigozhin threat? Its long history of managing violent mercenaries suggests so Published: July 23, 2023 3.58pm EDT Author Mark Edele Hansen Professor in History,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Putin is forming mysterious private armies across Russia to protect himself from Wagner soldiers, report says
Putin is forming mysterious private armies across Russia to protect himself from Wagner soldiers, report says Scroll back up to restore default view. Tom Porter Mon, July 31, 2023 at 6:30… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Inside the Wagner Group’s Armed Uprising
A Reporter at Large Inside the Wagner Group’s Armed Uprising How Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private military company went from fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine to staging a mutiny at home. By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘This injustice has scorched us’
‘This injustice has scorched us’ Kirill Radchenko was killed in Central African Republic while making a film about Wagner Group. Five years later, his father speaks about the struggle to bring… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘I joked about Wagnerites’: Lukashenko backpedals on earlier words about restless mercenaries eager for ‘excursion’ to Warsaw
‘I joked about Wagnerites’: Lukashenko backpedals on earlier words about restless mercenaries eager for ‘excursion’ to Warsaw 10:06 am, August 1, 2023 Source: Meduza The president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko says… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Will to Fight of Private Military Actors: Applying Cognitive Maneuver to Russian Private Forces
Will to Fight of Private Military Actors Applying Cognitive Maneuver to Russian Private Forces by Molly Dunigan, Anthony Atler Related Topics: Civilian Military Workforce, Major Combat Operations, Military Force Deployment, Russia… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
After a failed mutiny, what next for the Wagner mercenaries?
After a failed mutiny, what next for the Wagner mercenaries? Maria Maalouf July 21, 2023 21:41 Members of the Wagner Group military company guard an area in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (AP) Short… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The International Legion of Ukraine: Exploring the Background and Motivations of Foreign Volunteers
The RUSI Journal Volume 168, 2023 – Issue 3 The International Legion of Ukraine Exploring the Background and Motivations of Foreign Volunteers Matteo Pugliesehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8714-1767View further author information Pages 46-58 | Received… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Foreigners, some trained by the US, are fighting on both sides in Ukraine, seeking cash and adventure
Foreigners, some trained by the US, are fighting on both sides in Ukraine, seeking cash and adventure Michael Peck Jul 21, 2023, 7:09 AM EDT Ukrainian civilians receive weapons training from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading