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- 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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All for one and one in all private military security companies as soldiers business managers and humanitarians
All for one and one in all private military security companies as soldiers business managers and humanitarians Continue reading
Contractors as a Second Best Option The Italian Hybrid Approach to Maritime Security
Contractors as a Second Best Option The Italian Hybrid Approach to Maritime Security Eugenio Cusumano & Stefano Ruzza 2015 Ocean Development and International Law 46:2 111-122 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Customs and Border Protection hires legal contractor for up to $9.2 million after flood of lawsuits against the agency
U.S. Customs and Border Protection hired a private contractor for up to $9.2 million to help review body camera video, cellphone data, and other evidence “for high-stakes, high-profile litigation” against the agency, saying its own lawyers cannot keep up. Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Homeland Security, Legal
Tagged Companies, Contracts, Homeland Security, Legal
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Indonesia tightens oversight to stop recruitment for Russia’s conflict
Indonesia tightens oversight to stop recruitment for Russia’s conflict October 20, 2026 16:08 GMT+700 Director General of Immigration Hendarsam Marantoko in a press statement in Jakarta, Tuesday (October 20, 2026). (ANTARA/Laily… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia Caught Shipping Weapons and Suspected Undercover Spies to Africa Aboard Civilian Vessels
Russia Caught Shipping Weapons and Suspected Undercover Spies to Africa Aboard Civilian Vessels Oct 19, 2026 12:48 Updated Oct 19, 2026 14:43 Authors Ivan Khomenko News Writer Illustration of a cargo ship transporting Russian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ghosts on Board: Why Russia sends classified passengers to Africa
Translated into English Ghosts on Board Why Russia sends classified passengers to Africa Russia is transferring military equipment to African countries where parts of the African Corps are deployed. Tanks and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russian Forces and Mali’s Military Accused of Indiscriminate Drone Strikes That Killed Scores of Civilians
Russian Forces and Mali’s Military Accused of Indiscriminate Drone Strikes That Killed Scores of Civilians Oct 19, 2026 14:17 Updated Oct 19, 2026 16:15 2 min read Prefer U24 Media on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Casualties, Drones, Russia
Tagged Africa, Casualties, Drones, Russia
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Mali: Military Attacks on Civilians, Insurgent Abuses
Mali: Military Attacks on Civilians, Insurgent Abuses African Union Should Act to Prevent Further Atrocities Click to expand Image Screenshot of a video posted online and analyzed by Human Rights Watch… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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5 June 2026 letter from the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo addressed to the President of the Security Council
United Nations S/2026/466 Security Council Distr.: General 11 June 2026 Original: English 26-06747 (E) 190626 *2606747* Letter dated 5 June 2026 from the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
NINETY DAYS IN PORT SABINE
My name is Pieter Lourens. I was a colonel once, in an army that no longer exists under a flag that no longer flies. These days I’m the founder, chairman and only permanent employee of Meridian Advisory, which sounds like a firm that does your taxes. It does something else. It sells the one thing African governments can’t get from the people who lecture them: a man who has done the work and doesn’t need to be thanked for it. Continue reading
Posted in Africa, David Isenberg, Fiction, Outsourcing/Privatization
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