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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
Foreign Mercenaries Reportedly Leaving Ukraine’s Kherson Front
Foreign Mercenaries Reportedly Leaving Ukraine’s Kherson Front North Atlantic Treaty Organization / www.nato.int Author: Alexey Khomyakov 15:16 07-07-2026 Foreign mercenaries are reportedly leaving the Kherson front as losses, corruption and lack… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractors or robots? Future warfare between privatization and automation
Contractors or robots? Future warfare between privatization and automation Antonio Calcara 2022 Small Wars & Insurgencies 33:1- 2 250-271 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Artificial Intelligence: big data and autonomous systems along the belt and road: towards private security companies with Chinese characteristics?
Artificial Intelligence: big data and autonomous systems along the belt and road: towards private security companies with Chinese characteristics? Peter Layton 2020 Small Wars & Insurgencies 31:4 874-897 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading
Market Opportunities and Political Responsibilities: The Difficult Development of Chinese Private Security Companies Abroad
Market Opportunities and Political Responsibilities: The Difficult Development of Chinese Private Security Companies Abroad Andrea Ghiseli Armed Forces & Society 2020, vol. 46 (1) 25-45 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
China s private security companies and the protection of Chinese economic interests abroad
China s private security companies and the protection of Chinese economic interests abroad Jingdong Yuan 2022 Small Wars & Insurgencies 33:1-2 173-195 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
The Anti-Mercenary Norm and United Nations Use of Private Military and Security Companies From Norm Entrepreneurship to Organized Hypocrisy
The Anti-Mercenary Norm and United Nations Use of Private Military and Security Companies From Norm Entrepreneurship to Organized Hypocrisy Oldrich Bures & Eugenio Cusumano (2021) International Peacekeeping 26:4 579-605 Published online… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Assessing Sandline International’s reputation as a private military company
Assessing Sandline International’s reputation as a private military company Joseph Temple & Samantha Newbery 2026 Small Wars & Insurgencies 37:1 29-62 Published Online 14 Oct 2025 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Selling security to Africa: private military and security companies PMSCs and the fate of African intrastate security
Selling security to Africa: private military and security companies PMSCs and the fate of African intrastate security Thomas Ameyaw-Brobbey & Vladimir Antwi-Danso 2024 Small Wars & Insurgencies 35:6, 1050-1078 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading
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ICE Profiteer Claims It Cannot Be Sued
ICE Profiteer Claims It Cannot Be Sued Delaney Hall operator GEO Group believes it has qualified immunity. by Whitney Curry Wimbish June 8, 2026 View of the federal immigration detention center… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Tier 1 Group
Tier 1 Group Initial analysis done on Perplexity AI on July 7, 2026. Fact checks run on Grok AI, Gemini AI, and Claude AI. Note Claude’s bottom line on the other… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading