Author Archives: David Isenberg

Call for inputs – WG on the use of mercenaries – Report on “cyber mercenaries and PMSCs” – deadline 12 February 2021

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Dear Experts, On behalf of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries, we would like to kindly invite you to respond to the attached questionnaire in English, French and Spanish… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Trump pardons Blackwater contractors jailed for massacre of Iraq civilians

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Trump pardons Blackwater contractors jailed for massacre of Iraq civilians Four guards fired on unarmed crowd in Baghdad in 2007, killing 14 and sparking outrage over use of private security in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency

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Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency Law & Justice Issued on: December 22, 2020 Today, President Donald J. Trump granted Full Pardons to 15 individuals and commuted… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Trump Pardoned Four Blackwater Contractors Who Killed Iraqi Civilians

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Trump Pardoned Four Blackwater Contractors Who Killed Iraqi Civilians In a statement, the White House did not mention that 14 people were killed in the unprovoked attack, but called it a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Gabidullin: A True Mercenary Spreading Russia’s Influence in Syria, the World

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Gabidullin: A True Mercenary Spreading Russia’s Influence in Syria, the World London- Ibrahim Hamidi 08/12/2020 © Provided by Asharq Alawsat (English Edition) Wagner PMC’s Marat Gabidullin in Syria | Facebook “I… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Libyan army tracks 12 flights carrying mercenaries in less than three months

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Libyan army tracks 12 flights carrying mercenaries in less than three months December 20, 2020 – 12:36 Posted in: Written By: SafaAlharathy The media center of the Volcano of Range Operation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Instruments of Russian Foreign Policy: Special Troops, Militias, Volunteers, and Private Military Enterprises

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SIRIUS – Zeitschrift für Strategische Analysen Volume 4: Issue 4 Sergey Sukhankin: Instruments of Russian Foreign Policy: Special Troops, Militias, Volunteers, and Private Military Enterprises. Washington, D.C.: The Jamestown Foundation, 2019… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Response to the call for submissions on the evolving forms, trends and manifestations of mercenaries and mercenary-related activities

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Response to the call for submissions on the evolving forms, trends and manifestations of mercenaries and mercenary-related activities, by the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Central African Republic: Ground Zero for Russian Influence in Central Africa

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The Use of Mercenaries: A New Recourse to an Old Practice for Waging War in the Middle East

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The Use of Mercenaries: A New Recourse to an Old Practice for Waging War in the Middle East Institute for National Security Studies The Use of Mercenaries:: A New Recourse to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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