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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- 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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Author Archives: David Isenberg
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 14, 2023
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 14, 2023 Jan 14, 2023 – Press ISW Download the PDF Kateryna Stepanenko, Riley Bailey, Angela Howard, and Mason Clark January 14, 7:30 pm ET… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Chinese Enterprise: Contracting Security Abroad
Concepts and Doctrine International Relations Long Read Chinese Enterprise: Contracting Security Abroad by Jonathan Hall October 29, 2021 Experimental Feature: Audio Read Version For many years, China’s national security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries, Mass and Morality: Private Industry as a Force Multiplier
Concepts and Doctrine Opinion Short Read Mercenaries, Mass and Morality: Private Industry as a Force Multiplier by Elliott MurphyAugust 18, 2021 Experimental Feature: Audio Read Version To most of us, the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Mercenaries in Modern Peacekeeping: Wagner Group in Mali
Land Opinion Short Read Mercenaries in Modern Peacekeeping: Wagner Group in Mali by Joe Kite May 13, 2022 Experimental Feature: Audio Read Version The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Battle for Bakhmut – Wagner Trench Warfare Tactics
Cyber / Information Land Short Read The Battle for Bakhmut – Wagner Trench Warfare Tactics by Sergio Miller December 15, 2022 Experimental Feature: Audio Read Version Editors note: this article… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Training Veil: How Russia’s strategic use of paramilitary and commercial vehicles in Africa impact illicit trade
Training Veil: How Russia’s strategic use of paramilitary and commercial vehicles in Africa impact illicit trade You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Zelenskyy mocks Russian forces fighting for ‘credit’ over Soledar
Zelenskyy mocks Russian forces fighting for ‘credit’ over Soledar Head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, had accused Russia’s military establishment of trying to ‘steal victory’ in Soledar. Published On… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Shots were fired by FSB, Wagner defector escaping to Norway is willing to testify
The Pasvik River forms the border between Russia and Norway. FSB has set up a barbed-wired fence in distance from the shores to hinder Russians from escaping the country. Illustration… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How two Australian soldiers became unwitting poster boys for Russian mercenary Wagner Group’s Ukraine recruitment drive
How two Australian soldiers became unwitting poster boys for Russian mercenary Wagner Group’s Ukraine recruitment drive By Zac Crellin Posted Tue 22 Nov 2022 at 1:00pmTuesday 22 Nov 2022 at 1:00pm, updated Tue… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Wagner Group allegedly given Burkina Faso mine in exchange for help fighting jihadi extremists
Wagner Group allegedly given Burkina Faso mine in exchange for help fighting jihadi extremists Posted Thu 15 Dec 2022 at 8:24pmThursday 15 Dec 2022 at 8:24pm Dozens of Burkina Faso soldiers were killed in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading