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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
Mozambique: Rescue attempts jeopardized by racial discrimination following Palma attack – new survivors’ testimony
Mozambique: Rescue attempts jeopardized by racial discrimination following Palma attack – new survivors’ testimony 13 May 2021, 12:37 UTC Updated: 14 May 2021, 22:45 UTC UPDATE: (14 May 2021): After this… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Will Biden officials renew ICE contract with GEO Group? It’s not off the table
Will Biden officials renew ICE contract with GEO Group? It’s not off the table Monique O. Madan and Alex Roarty The Miami Herald (TNS) April 30 2021 MIAMI — The Biden… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Proxy Gambit
The Proxy Gambit Alex Deep and Yelena Biberman | 04.28.21 Editor’s note: This week, the Modern War Institute and the Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare hosted a multi-disciplinary panel… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Outsourcing Violence in South Asia: More a Low-Risk Certitude Than a Gamble for the State
Outsourcing Violence in South Asia: More a Low-Risk Certitude Than a Gamble for the State Rashmi Singh Asia Policy National Bureau of Asian Research Volume 16, Number 1, January 2021 pp.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The anti-mercenary norm and the market for combat force
The anti-mercenary norm and the market for combat force You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Neo-Liberal Methods of Labour Repression: Privatised Violence and Dispossessive Litigation in Korea
Neo-Liberal Methods of Labour Repression: Privatised Violence and Dispossessive Litigation in Korea Yoonkyung Lee Pages 20-37 | Published online: 17 Sep 2019 ABSTRACT This article begins by asking what lies behind… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The U.S. Is Leaving Afghanistan? Tell That to the Contractors.
May 12, 2021 The U.S. Is Leaving Afghanistan? Tell That to the Contractors. American firms capitalize on the withdrawal, moving in with hundreds of new jobs. By Lynzy Billing Photo: Florian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Outsourcing warfare in the Mediterranean
Outsourcing warfare in the Mediterranean Yoel Guzansky & Zachary A. Marshall Published online: 07 May 2021 ABSTRACT The growing usage of mercenaries and proxies by Russia, Turkey, and the Arab Gulf… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Turkey hinders transition in Libya by sending a new batch of mercenaries
13 May 2021 Turkey hinders transition in Libya by sending a new batch of mercenaries A military cargo plane from Turkey brings a new shipment of mercenaries to the North African… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Isotopic evidence for geographic heterogeneity in Ancient Greek military forces
PLOS ONE Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Isotopic evidence for geographic heterogeneity in Ancient Greek military forces Katherine L. Reinberger , Laurie J. Reitsema, Britney Kyle, Stefano Vassallo, George Kamenov, John… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading