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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
Foreign fighters were meant to leave Libya this week. A huge trench being dug by Russian-backed mercenaries indicates they plan to stay
Foreign fighters were meant to leave Libya this week. A huge trench being dug by Russian-backed mercenaries indicates they plan to stay By Nick Paton Walsh and Sarah El Sirgany, CNN… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Highway to Hell: A Trip Down Afghanistan’s Deadliest Road
Highway to Hell: A Trip Down Afghanistan’s Deadliest Road January 22, 2021 8:00AM ET The $300 million Kabul-Kandahar road was meant to be a symbol of the new Afghanistan. Today it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Soldados privados na América Latina
v. 28 n. 56 (2020): Militares e militarismos: perspectivas interdisciplinares sobre o universo militar / Artigos Soldados privados na América Latina operações e recrutamento Autores Marianna Braghini Deus Deu Universidade Estadual… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
State Responsibility and New Trends in the Privatization of Warfare
State Responsibility and New Trends in the Privatization of Warfare by Frauke Renz (Author) You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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PREVENTING CIVILIAN CASUALTIES: ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT FOR DRONE CONTRACTORS
PREVENTING CIVILIAN CASUALTIES: ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT FOR DRONE CONTRACTORS Kerrigan, Sarah. Public Contract Law Journal; Chicago Vol. 49, Iss. 4, (Summer 2020): 735-760. Full text preview Headnote ABSTRACT As the use of drones in war… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Market Opportunities and Political Responsibilities: The Difficult Development of Chinese Private Security Companies Abroad
Market Opportunities and Political Responsibilities: The Difficult Development of Chinese Private Security Companies Abroad Andrea Ghiselli First Published November 5, 2018 Research Article Abstract Building upon the conceptual work of Krahmann… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Militaries and the Security Industry in Civil Wars: Competition and Market Accountability
Private Militaries and the Security Industry in Civil Wars: Competition and Market Accountability by Seden Akcinaroglu (Author), Elizabeth Radziszewski (Author) Since the 1990s, private military and security companies (PMSCs) have intervened… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Biden to order end of federally run private prisons
Biden to order end of federally run private prisons Politics Jan 26, 2021 2:57 PM EST President Joe Biden on Tuesday will order on the Department of Justice to end its… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Security for whom? Analysing hybrid security governance in Africa’s extractive sectors
Security for whom? Analysing hybrid security governance in Africa’s extractive sectors Charis Enns, Nathan Andrews, J Andrew Grant Author Notes International Affairs, Volume 96, Issue 4, July 2020, Pages 995–1013, https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiaa090… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries remain in Libya despite deadline, calls for departure
Mercenaries remain in Libya despite deadline, calls for departure by DAILY SABAH ANKARA Africa Jan 24, 202111:35 am GMT+3 A Libyan stands in front of a school, which was damaged during… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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