Author Archives: David Isenberg

Serco, Mears win £2.9 billion refugee housing contracts in Britain

January 8, 2019 / 7:46 AM Serco, Mears win £2.9 billion refugee housing contracts in Britain Tanishaa Nadkar (Reuters) – Serco and Mears have won contracts totalling 2.9 billion pounds from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Hiding in plain sight: Private military and security companies’ use of Twitter as a distraction tool

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Two Marines and Navy Sailor Are Investigated in Contractor’s Death

Two Marines and Navy Sailor Are Investigated in Contractor’s Death By Thomas Gibbons-Neff Jan. 7, 2019 WASHINGTON — Two Marines and a Navy corpsman stationed in northern Iraq are being investigated… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Status of Private Military Corporations

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Putin Says Russian Military Companies Can Operate if They Do So Legally, but They Don’t

December 21, 2018 Nik Yarst Putin Says Russian Military Companies Can Operate if They Do So Legally, but They Don’t Putin Says Russian Military Companies Can Operate if They Do So… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Into Africa: Prigozhin, Wagner, and the Russian Military

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Justice for Journalists and Russian Revanchism

The American Interest A Conversation with Mikhail Khodorkovsky Justice for Journalists and Russian Revanchism Jeffrey Gedmin A top Putin foe dishes on threats to press freedom from Moscow, the Kremlin’s long… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Russia Might “Pivot To Africa” With “Mercenaries”

Russia Might “Pivot To Africa” With “Mercenaries” Written by Andrew KORYBKO on 18/01/2018 The upcoming draft proposal to legalize private military companies (PMCs, a.k.a. “mercenaries”) in Russia could give the country… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The privatisation of violence : an examination of private military and security contractors and their effect on sovereignty and fundamental rights in a globalised world

Title: The privatisation of violence : an examination of private military and security contractors and their effect on sovereignty and fundamental rights in a globalised world Author: Gough, Daniel James Awarding… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Security, Business and Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Security, Business and Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Business and Human Rights Journal Marya FARAHMaha ABDALLAH Copyright: © Cambridge University Press Published online: 17 December 2018 Abstract Businesses have… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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