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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
Private Military and Security Companies as a Legacy of War: Lessons Learned From the Former Yugoslavia
Private Military and Security Companies as a Legacy of War: Lessons Learned From the Former Yugoslavia Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 February 2024 Jelena Aparac[Opens in a new window] The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contracting Blowback?: The Use of Violence by Private Security Companies and Insurgents during the Iraq War
Contracting Blowback?: The Use of Violence by Private Security Companies and Insurgents during the Iraq War Scott Fitzsimmons Pages 78-97 | Received 03 Jul 2019, Accepted 22 Dec 2019, Published online: 10 Feb 2020 Abstract … You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Military Coups and Democratisation in Africa: Rethinking the Role of Foreign Military Actors
Military Coups and Democratisation in Africa: Rethinking the Role of Foreign Military Actors Chapter First Online: 17 May 2024 pp 177–201 Cite this chapter The Resurgence of Military Coups and Democratic Relapse… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The PMC That is Neither Private Nor a Company: How the Wagner Group Revolutionized Russia’s Quasi-PMC Model
The PMC That is Neither Private Nor a Company: How the Wagner Group Revolutionized Russia’s Quasi-PMC Model Olson, Timothy J. 2024-05-02 View/Open Olson, Timothy_Capstone Essay.pdf (30.2MB PDF) Thesis Document Abstract While… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Africa Faces the Unintended Consequences of Relying on Russian PMCs
Africa Faces the Unintended Consequences of Relying on Russian PMCs 30 May 2024 Bottom Line Contracting Russian private military companies, whether Wagner or its successor organization, the Africa Corps, is likely… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Wagner Group: Comparing and contextualizing the Russian monster
Wagner Group: Comparing and contextualizing the Russian monster Christopher Spearin Pages 153-163 | Published online: 18 Apr 2024 Abstract Though the same descriptors have been applied to Wagner Group and US/Western… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Media Review: Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy
Media Review: Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy Iain Munro View all authors and affiliations Based on: Provost Claire and Kennard Matt Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy London: Bloomsbury, 2023. 296 pp.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
PRIVATELY CONTRACTED ARMED SECURITY COMPANIES IN MERCHANT SHIPPING
PRIVATELY CONTRACTED ARMED SECURITY COMPANIES IN MERCHANT SHIPPING Year 2024, , 147 – 176, 29.04.2024 Sıdıka Deniz Akbaş https://doi.org/10.30915/abd.1395634 Abstract Armed private security companies have recently become a method used by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia Recruits Cuban Mercenaries, One Ended Up Prisoner Of War
Russia Recruits Cuban Mercenaries, One Ended Up Prisoner Of War February 17, 2025 20:59 CET By RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, Schemes, Valeriya Yegoshyna and Kaisa Alliksaar Cuban Frank Dario Jarrosay Manfuga is now a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mali investigates alleged execution of civilians by soldiers and Russian mercenaries
Mali investigates alleged execution of civilians by soldiers and Russian mercenaries North Africa PostFebruary 24, 2025 1:48 pm Mali’s military government has initiated an investigation into the alleged ‘cold execution’ of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading