Author Archives: David Isenberg

New vortices of power

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Non-State Challenges in a Re-Ordered World The Jackals of Westphalia Edited By Stefano Ruzza, Anja P Jakobi, Charles Geisler chapter  5 New vortices of power The alliance between transnational corporations and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Turning the tides of war: The impact of private military and security companies on Nigeria’s counterinsurgency against Boko Haram

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Essay Turning the tides of war: The impact of private military and security companies on Nigeria’s counterinsurgency against Boko Haram Caroline Varin Published online: 20 Jul 2018 ABSTRACT Since the 2003… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The English Chartered Trading Companies, 1688-1763: Guns, Money and Lawyers

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The English Chartered Trading  Companies, 1688-1763 Guns, Money and Lawyers By Michael Wagner Edition 1st Edition First Published 23 May 2018 eBook Published 23 May 2018 Pub. location New York Imprint Routledge… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Murdered chasing mercenaries

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Murdered chasing mercenaries By Tim Lister, Mary Ilyushina and Sebastian Shukla, CNN   © VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty Images A picture taken on August 1, 2018 shows flowers left in front of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Serco is a byword for failure, but the Home Office is at fault in Glasgow

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Martyn McLaughlin: Serco is a byword for failure, but the Home Office is at fault in Glasgow Protesters in Brand Street, Glasgow, outside the Home Office. (Picture: John Devlin) Martyn McLaughlin… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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This outsourcing giant is trying to kick out refugees: it’s time to kick out the outsourcers

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This outsourcing giant is trying to kick out refugees: it’s time to kick out the outsourcers Duncan Thorp 6 August, 2018 (2 days ago) Outsourced public services should be run by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Risk, networks and privateering in Liverpool during the Seven Years’ War, 1756–1763

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Risk, networks and privateering in Liverpool during the Seven Years’ War, 1756–1763 Sheryllynne Haggerty First Published February 1, 2018 Research Article  https://doi.org/10.1177/0843871417745742 Abstract Privateering has often been portrayed as a particularly… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Serco Challenges MOD Procurement Decision – A High Stakes Game

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Serco Challenges MOD Procurement Decision – A High Stakes Game Peter Smith – August 2, 2018 12:02 AM | Categories: Procurement Commentary | Tags: L1, legal issues, MOD, Public Sector We… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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This Refugee Wouldn’t Have Died If Australia’s Island Detention Centres Had Australian-Level Medical Services

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This Refugee Wouldn’t Have Died If Australia’s Island Detention Centres Had Australian-Level Medical Services A coroner has found Hamid Khazaei’s death could have been prevented if he had been given appropriate… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Serco boss ‘doesn’t know’ how many former asylum seekers will be evicted

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Serco boss ‘doesn’t know’ how many former asylum seekers will be evicted Lucy Christie and Laura Paterson © Provided by Johnston Publishing Ltd The Home Office contractor announced a rolling plan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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