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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
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- 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
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Privatization of Security Revisited the Expansion of Private Security Companies in the Age of Hybrid Conflict (2013-2025)
Privatization of Security Revisited the Expansion of Private Security Companies in the Age of Hybrid Conflict (2013-2025) Andrei Alexandru Babadac Available online 15 January 2026 Bulletin of “Carol I” National Defense… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Bolivia probes cases of citizens lured to fight for Russia
Bolivia probes cases of citizens lured to fight for Russia Agence France-Presse / 08:28 AM July 15, 2026 In this grab taken from a handout footage posted of the official website… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia’s war against Ukraine: Thousands of foreign nationals recruited by Russia in violation of international law
Based on nine months of research and interviews with prisoners of war, the report determines that Russia has organised and overseen a global system of trafficking in persons — a transnational crime. Continue reading
How Russia is luring foreign nationals to fight in Ukraine More and more, Russia is recruiting men from the w
How Russia is luring foreign nationals to fight in Ukraine More and more, Russia is recruiting men from the world’s poorest countries to send them to the front in the Ukraine… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia denies using Colombian mercenaries in Ukraine war
Russia’s embassy in Colombia issued a denial Wednesday of a report that it had ties to suspected recruitment networks of Colombian mercenaries to aid its war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Large Numbers of Polish Combat Personnel Identified on Ukrainian Frontlines
Large Numbers of Polish Combat Personnel Identified on Ukrainian Frontlines Continue reading
Switzerland investigates 24 citizens suspected of participating in the conflict in Ukraine
Switzerland investigates 24 citizens suspected of participating in the conflict in Ukraine Châu Anh – 10:13, Wed Aug 05, 2026 (GMT+7) Swiss authorities have opened 24 investigations related to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ticket Out: A Serbian’s Journey from Mercenary in Ukraine to Gangland Hitman
Ticket Out: A Serbian’s Journey from Mercenary in Ukraine to Gangland Hitman Illustration: Igor Vujcic/BIRN. Jelena Zoric and Milos Katic Belgrade BIRN August 4, 202607:26 A Serbian veteran of the conflict… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Came to Earn a Living, Sent to Die: DIU Identifies Two Eliminated russian Mercenaries from Kyrgyzstan
Came to Earn a Living, Sent to Die: DIU Identifies Two Eliminated russian Mercenaries from Kyrgyzstan 4 August 2026 The aggressor state russia continues to actively recruit labor migrants for its… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A new court case might hold Mali responsible for the mercenaries it invited in
Mali’s accountability does not turn on whether it ordered the Moura killings. It turns on what Mali did, and failed to do, as the sovereign authority responsible for what happens on its own territory: whether it took steps to prevent harm from forces it deliberately contracted, investigated the killings once they were documented, prosecuted those responsible, and provided any remedy to survivors. Continue reading