Author Archives: David Isenberg

Erik Prince wins key security contract from Chinese-Congolese joint venture Sicomines

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DRC Infrastructures Issue dated 01/12/2020 Erik Prince wins key security contract from Chinese-Congolese joint venture Sicomines Erik Prince, head of Frontier Services Group. ©MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP Private security magnate Erik Prince’s Frontier… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Blackwater Founder, Erik Prince, Prevails in Lawsuit Against Former Business Partner

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Blackwater Founder, Erik Prince, Prevails in Lawsuit Against Former Business Partner VA Supreme Court upholds verdict in denying request for appeal with finality. Wednesday, December 9th 2020, 1:10 PM PST VA… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Why Turkey Intervened in Libya

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The U.S. Desperately Needs a Strategy to Deal With Russia’s Mercenary Armies

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The U.S. Desperately Needs a Strategy to Deal With Russia’s Mercenary Armies Candace Rondeaux, WPR. Dec. 4, 2020 Reports this week that the United Arab Emirates is potentially financing Russian mercenaries… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Lead Inspector General for East Africa And North And West Africa Counterterrorism Operations I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | July 1, 2020 – September 30, 2020

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Lead Inspector General for East Africa And North And West Africa Counterterrorism Operations I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | July 1, 2020 – September 30, 2020 … p.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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‘Hire mercenaries to wipe out Boko Haram’ — Zulum makes six recommendations to Buhari

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‘Hire mercenaries to wipe out Boko Haram’ — Zulum makes six recommendations to Buhari Published on December 1, 2020 By Akintunde Babatunde Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has asked President Muhammadu… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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‘Like a boss and a servant’: How the British used its Gurkha armies and then turned its back on them

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BOOK EXCERPT ‘Like a boss and a servant’: How the British used its Gurkha armies and then turned its back on them Excerpts from a history of the Gurkha military tradition.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Russia’s Wagner Group and the Rise of Mercenary Warfare

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Russia’s Wagner Group and the Rise of Mercenary Warfare Kyle Atwell and Daphne McCurdy | 12.04.20 What role do private military companies (PMCs) such as Russia’s Wagner Group play on the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Israeli guards shoot unarmed Palestinian man at crossing

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Israeli guards shoot unarmed Palestinian man at crossing Israeli police say private security guards shot and wounded an unarmed Palestinian man at a checkpoint in the West Bank ByThe Associated Press… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mercenary Says Kremlin’s Wagner Group Recruiting Inexperienced Fighters

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Mercenary Says Kremlin’s Wagner Group Recruiting Inexperienced Fighters ByJamie Dettmer December 07, 2020 02:00 PM FILE – An undated photo published by the Security Service of Ukraine purports to show Wagner… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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