Author Archives: David Isenberg

Wartime Contracting Commission Briefing Notes

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From Blackwater to Batteries

From Blackwater to Batteries Erik Prince has moved beyond mercenary armies. His next project is mining minerals in Congo and Afghanistan to help power electric cars. It’s unlikely to help conflict-ridden… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Russian Private Military Contractors Are Reportedly In Venezuela To Protect Maduro

Russian Private Military Contractors Are Reportedly In Venezuela To Protect Maduro Reuters January 25, 2019 at 03:29 PM news Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) MOSCOW… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Report: Kremlin-Linked Contractors Helping Protect Nicolas Maduro

Report: Kremlin-Linked Contractors Helping Protect Nicolas Maduro Stringer/Reuters Private military contractors with connections to the Russian government flew reportedly flew to Venezuela this week to protect President Nicolas Maduro in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Russian contractors are training the army in Sudan, says Moscow

World News January 23, 2019 / 11:32 AM Russian contractors are training the army in Sudan, says Moscow Sudanese demonstrators burn tyres as they participate in anti-government protests in Omdurman, Khartoum,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The emergence of private security governance. Assessing facilitating conditions in the case of Somali piracy

The emergence of private security governance. Assessing facilitating conditions in the case of Somali piracy Helge Staff Pages 21-37 | Published online: 15 Sep 2016 ABSTRACT Facing the threat of Somali… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Crafting and reinforcing the state through security privatisation: territorialisation as a public–private state project in East Jerusalem

Crafting and reinforcing the state through security privatisation: territorialisation as a public–private state project in East Jerusalem Lior Volinz Received 31 Jan 2018, Accepted 11 Jun 2018, Published online: 19 Jun… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Humanitarians at sea: Selective emulation across migrant rescue NGOs in the Mediterranean sea

Humanitarians at sea: Selective emulation across migrant rescue NGOs in the Mediterranean sea Eugenio Cusumano Published online: 03 Jan 2019 ABSTRACT Between 2014 and 2017, no less than 10 different non-governmental… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The non-governmental provision of search and rescue in the Mediterranean and the abdication of state responsibility

The non-governmental provision of search and rescue in the Mediterranean and the abdication of state responsibility Eugenio Cusumano & James Pattison Pages 53-75 | Published online: 20 Jun 2018 In this… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Surrogate warfare: the art of war in the 21st century?

Surrogate warfare: the art of war in the 21st century? Andreas Krieg & Jean-Marc Rickli Pages 113-130 | Received 06 Nov 2017, Accepted 15 Jan 2018, Published online: 21 Jan 2018… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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