Author Archives: David Isenberg

Libya arms embargo ‘totally ineffective’: UN

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Libya arms embargo ‘totally ineffective’: UN UN panel of experts says violations of arms embargo are ‘extensive, blatant and with complete disregard for sanctions’. Experts have been denouncing violations of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Reducing Human Rights Risk In Your Private Security Supply Chain

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Reducing Human Rights Risk In Your Private Security Supply Chain Event by International Code of Conduct Association Online Mar 23, 2021, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (your local time) Registration link… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mine that produced Queen’s diamond investigates claims of abuses by guards

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Mine that produced Queen’s diamond investigates claims of abuses by guards Petra Diamonds already faces court action on similar grounds, as its contractors are accused of continued assaults on illegal miners… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private Security in Kenya and the Impact of Chinese Actors

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Violence for Rent: the Moral and Legal Justifiability of PMSCs

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Russian Mercenaries in Great-Power Competition: Strategic Supermen or Weak Link?

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Russian Mercenaries in Great-Power Competition: Strategic Supermen or Weak Link? commentary (The RAND Blog) Russian trucks head to Deir al-Zor in Kabakeb near Deir al-Zor, Syria, September 21, 2017 Photo by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Of Private Military Companies and Hybrid War

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Of Private Military Companies and Hybrid War Norman R. De Castro Norman R. De Castro •Politics, International Relations, Defense• PSIA student in International Security; Dominican-American, based in Paris “The Devil would… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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U.S. contractors pullout could devastate Afghan forces – U.S. government watchdog

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U.S. contractors pullout could devastate Afghan forces – U.S. government watchdog Publisher Reuters Published Mar 10, 2021 2:43PM EST Credit: REUTERS/PARWIZ The departure of thousands of U.S. defense contractors from Afghanistan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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DISA director favors outsourcing IT services to contractors

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DISA director favors outsourcing IT services to contractors Andrew Eversden Then-Maj. Gen. Robert Skinner of the Air Force speaks at the 2018 Rocky Mountain Cyberspace Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo. Skinner… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Syria: NGOs file torture case against Russian Wagner fighters

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Syria: NGOs file torture case against Russian Wagner fighters The groups from France, Syria and Russia are seeking justice against the private military company over the torture of a Syrian detainee.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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