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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
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Author Archives: David Isenberg
Putin humiliated as Russian mercenaries in Africa forced to withdraw
Putin humiliated as Russian mercenaries in Africa forced to withdraw Mali’s Kremlin-backed junta struggles to maintain control after defence minister is killed Ben Farmer Africa Correspondent Ben Farmer is Africa Correspondent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Uzbekistan court sentences citizen for mercenary activity
Uzbekistan court sentences citizen for mercenary activity UzDaily · 15.06.2026 · 19:46 · 138 views Uzbekistan court sentences citizen for mercenary activity Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — A criminal court in Altinkul district… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘Donetsk Court’ Sentences Georgian Fighter to 14 Years in Absentia on Mercenary Charges
Photo: Rand Corporation Home/News/‘Donetsk Court’ Sentences Georgian Fighter to 14 Years in Absentia on Mercenary Charges News ‘Donetsk Court’ Sentences Georgian Fighter to 14 Years in Absentia on Mercenary Charges Civil.ge… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
PMC 4.0: The Wagner Model
PMC 4.0 The Wagner Model The Periphery Jun 14, 2026 Wagner soldiers in Bakhmut (credit: Photograph: Telegram @concordgroup_official/AFP/Getty) In 2014, great-power politics would return to Europe with vengeance. Russia’s deployment of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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PMC 3.0: The Blackwater Model
PMC 3.0 The Blackwater Model The Periphery Jun 06, 2026 With the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the US would be shaken from its roaring 90s hangover to see a world that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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PMC 2.0: Part 1: The South African Model
PMC 2.0 Part 1: The South African Model The Periphery May 31, 2026 The inciting incident of the Rwandan genocide was the assassination of Juvenal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira on April… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private military contractors financial experiences and incentives (Full Text)
Private military contractors financial experiences and incentives (Full Text) Caroline Batka, Molly Dunigan & Rachel Burns Defense & Security Analysis, 2020 36:2, pp. 161-179 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Mercenarism, norms and market exchange Reassembling the private military labour market
Mercenarism, norms and market exchange Reassembling the private military labour market Adam White International Sociology 2018, Vol. 33(4), 523-540 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
SOFs and PMSCs: Factors of Stability and Change
SOFs and PMSCs: Factors of Stability and Change Mirko Tasic Journal of Strategic Security 2025, Vol. 18. No. 3 pp. 299 -319 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security
OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security Peter W. G. Zhao Naval War College Review Winter 2024 Vol. 77, No. 1… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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