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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
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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No Accounting for Bad Contracting Private Military and Security Contracts and Ineffective Regulation in Conflict Areas
No Accounting for Bad Contracting Private Military and Security Contracts and Ineffective Regulation in Conflict Areas Studies in International Comparative Development (2022) 57:1-27 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Submission of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, to the United Nations Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries
Submission of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, to the United Nations Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading
From Wagner to Africa Corps: Touadéra finally submits to the new guard
Russian reversal From Wagner to Africa Corps: Touadéra finally submits to the new guard While his Sahel neighbours accepted the coming of the Russian-controlled Africa Corps to replace the Wagner group,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia’s Growing Security Footprint In Africa
Since 2018, Russian mercenaries have been providing security to the president and government officials in the Central African Republic. They’ve also been training government forces. Photo: Telegram/Russian Union Of International Security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
American Mercenaries Killed in Ukraine: New Burials Revealed
American Mercenaries Killed in Ukraine: New Burials Revealed U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra Gatti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons William Moore, Editor 11:21 09-04-2026 New graves… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ministry rejects BBC allegations on foreign border mercenaries
Ministry rejects BBC allegations on foreign border mercenaries Newsroom 14.04.2026 • 19:56 The Ministry of Citizen Protection has rejected a BBC report claiming that police in Greece have been recruiting migrants… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Greece accused of using migrant ‘mercenaries’ in pushback operations on Turkish border
Greece accused of using migrant ‘mercenaries’ in pushback operations on Turkish border BBC investigation alleges migrants were recruited by police to force others back across the Turkish border amid claims of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Expert Warns African Leaders Against Reliance On Russian Mercenaries
Expert Warns African Leaders Against Reliance On Russian Mercenaries Anayo Ezugwu April 11, 2026 Retired Kenyan, Colonel Seth Sheva, has delivered a scathing assessment of Russia’s Africa Corps, declaring that the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Employ mercenaries against these pirates
Employ mercenaries against these pirates 11 Apr 2026 THE “ceasefire” has not restored freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz for shipping of neutral countries. Suggestions for achieving this include… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
PMSC and drones
PMSC and drones by David Isenberg Prepare yourselves, I’m going long and deep on this one, so you might want to get your coffee before you start reading this. Some recent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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