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Uzbekistan court sentences citizen for mercenary activity

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Uzbekistan court sentences citizen for mercenary activity UzDaily · 15.06.2026 · 19:46 · 138 views Uzbekistan court sentences citizen for mercenary activity Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — A criminal court in Altinkul district… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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‘Donetsk Court’ Sentences Georgian Fighter to 14 Years in Absentia on Mercenary Charges

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Photo: Rand Corporation Home/News/‘Donetsk Court’ Sentences Georgian Fighter to 14 Years in Absentia on Mercenary Charges News ‘Donetsk Court’ Sentences Georgian Fighter to 14 Years in Absentia on Mercenary Charges Civil.ge… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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PMC 4.0: The Wagner Model

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PMC 4.0 The Wagner Model The Periphery Jun 14, 2026 Wagner soldiers in Bakhmut (credit: Photograph: Telegram @concordgroup_official/AFP/Getty) In 2014, great-power politics would return to Europe with vengeance. Russia’s deployment of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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PMC 3.0: The Blackwater Model

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PMC 3.0 The Blackwater Model The Periphery Jun 06, 2026 With the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the US would be shaken from its roaring 90s hangover to see a world that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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PMC 2.0: Part 1: The South African Model

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PMC 2.0 Part 1: The South African Model The Periphery May 31, 2026 The inciting incident of the Rwandan genocide was the assassination of Juvenal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira on April… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private military contractors financial experiences and incentives (Full Text)

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Private military contractors financial experiences and incentives (Full Text) Caroline Batka, Molly Dunigan & Rachel Burns Defense & Security Analysis, 2020 36:2, pp. 161-179 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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Mercenarism, norms and market exchange Reassembling the private military labour market

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Mercenarism, norms and market exchange Reassembling the private military labour market Adam White International Sociology 2018, Vol. 33(4), 523-540 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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SOFs and PMSCs: Factors of Stability and Change

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SOFs and PMSCs: Factors of Stability and Change Mirko Tasic Journal of Strategic Security 2025, Vol. 18. No. 3 pp. 299 -319 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security

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OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security Peter W. G. Zhao Naval War College Review Winter 2024 Vol. 77, No. 1… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Guns for hire: the privatization of modern wars

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Guns for hire: the privatization of modern wars Maria Grazia Melchionni Guns for Hire Author: Marco Marsili Rivista di Studi Internazionali Ottobre-Dicembre 2023 Vol. 90, No. 4 571-588 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading →

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