Author Archives: David Isenberg

Turkey’s mercenaries: 6,650 Syrian mercenaries volunteer to go to Libya, 117 mercenaries killed in Tripoli so far and 150 others cross to Europe

Turkey’s mercenaries: 6,650 Syrian mercenaries volunteer to go to Libya, 117 mercenaries killed in Tripoli so far and 150 others cross to Europe 07/03/2020 1 minute read SOHR activists have documented… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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India used British pilots in fight against LTTE: Book

India used British pilots in fight against LTTE: Book Published March 8, 2020 | By admin SOURCE: PTI British mercenary pilots helped Indian troops in their battle against the Liberation Tigers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Small groups of investors and their private armies: the ascendance of private equity firms and their control over private military companies as further evidence of epochal change theory

Small Wars & Insurgencies Volume 31, 2020 – Issue 1 Submit an Small groups of investors and their private armies: the ascendance of private equity firms and their control over private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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“Private Military Companies: An Era of Regulation?”

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Paid to Play: American evolution of military contractors colonial to Vietnam

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THE REGULATION OF PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY SERVICES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: CURRENT POLICIES AND FUTURE OPTIONS

THE REGULATION OF PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY SERVICES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: CURRENT POLICIES AND FUTURE OPTIONS You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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Contracting Blowback?: The Use of Violence by Private Security Companies and Insurgents during the Iraq War

Contracting Blowback?: The Use of Violence by Private Security Companies and Insurgents during the Iraq War Scott Fitzsimmons Received 03 Jul 2019, Accepted 22 Dec 2019, Published online: 10 Feb 2020… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Thinking with the Intimacy Contract: Social Contract Critique and the Privatization of US Empire

Thinking with the Intimacy Contract: Social Contract Critique and the Privatization of US Empire Rachel H. Brown First Published January 24, 2020 Research Article  Abstract This essay considers how an “intimacy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Beyond Banning Mercenaries: The Use of Private Military and Security Companies Under IHL

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IHL’s Remedies for the Legal Status Problem of the “Corporate Warriors”

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