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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
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Regulating the Modern Mercenary the Normative Bias against Mercenarism and Its Impact on Industry Regulation
Regulating the Modern Mercenary the Normative Bias against Mercenarism and Its Impact on Industry Regulation Ross Barrett Irish Studies in International Affairs 2021, Vol. 32. No. 1 (2021), pp. 213-239 You must be logged in to view this content. Click … Continue reading
Understanding public blame attributions when private contractors are responsible for civilian casualties
Understanding public blame attributions when private contractors are responsible for civilian casualties Mark D. Ramirez Policy Sciences, March 2021 Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 21-40 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … Continue reading
DANGERS FROM WITHIN WHY A FEDERAL STATUTE IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT MILITARY MEMBERS FROM CONTRACTOR NEGLIGENCE OUTSIDE OF COMBAT AND MILITARY CONTROL
DANGERS FROM WITHIN: WHY A FEDERAL STATUTE IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT MILITARY MEMBERS FROM CONTRACTOR NEGLIGENCE OUTSIDE OF COMBAT AND MILITARY CONTROL Spencer W. Lindsay Public Contract Law Journal Vol. 50,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russian Private Military Contractors in the Donbas Rehearsing Future Voyages
Chapter Title: Russian Private Military Contractors in the Donbas Rehearsing Future Voyages Author: Sergey Sukhankin Book Title: The War in Ukraine’s Donbas: Origins, Contexts and the Future Central European Press (2022) You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
State Responsibility for Violations of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law by Private Security Companies in Africa: The Case of the Wagner Group and Africa Corps
Journal of African Law (2026), 70, 1–18 RESEARCH ARTICLE State Responsibility for Violations of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law by Private Security Companies in Africa: The Case of the Wagner Group and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Kiev Regime Accused of Sacrificing Foreign Mercenaries as Losses Top 5,000
Kiev Regime Accused of Sacrificing Foreign Mercenaries as Losses Top 5,000 © North Atlantic Treaty Organization / www.nato.int Fred Turner, Editor 23:23 28-04-2026 Over 5,000 foreign mercenaries eliminated, with losses exceeding… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
International Services Agency (also known as the Academy for Security Instruction, or A4SI)
International Services Agency (also known as the Academy for Security Instruction, or A4SI) Generated by Perplexity AI on June 11, 2026. Fact checks by Google Gemini and Claude AI at end.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Sudan Mercenaries Linked to Business Partner of Top UAE Bureaucrat
Sudan Mercenaries Linked to Business Partner of Top UAE Bureaucrat November 2025 Download the full alert As the war in Sudan rages on and the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) killings of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Doubling Down – Russia’s Military Network in West Africa
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Doubling Down
Doubling Down Russia’s Military Network in West Africa April 2026 Download the full report In the first five months of 2025, three large military convoys—including Russian-made trucks, tanks, armored cars, and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading