Author Archives: David Isenberg

There’s a riot going on among Syrian mercenaries in Libya

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There’s a riot going on among Syrian mercenaries in Libya Chadwick Newman Apr 9 · 2 min read The head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abd al-Rahman, said… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Chris Hemsworth Plays a Mercenary in Action-Packed, Emotional Trailer for Netflix’s Extraction

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Chris Hemsworth Plays a Mercenary in Action-Packed, Emotional Trailer for Netflix’s Extraction Ale Russian People April 7, 2020 Chris Hemsworth is getting bloody once again. The actor stars in Netflix’s upcoming… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Unleash the Privateers!

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Unleash the Privateers! The United States should issue letters of marque to fight Chinese aggression at sea. By Colonel Mark Cancian, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) and Brandon Schwartz April 2020 Proceedings… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Bad Idea: Sea Mercenaries to Fight (And Blockade) China

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The National Interest April 7, 2020 Topic: Security Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: ChinaMilitaryTechnologyWorldNavyBlockade Bad Idea: Sea Mercenaries to Fight (And Blockade) China China has a 9,000-mile coastline and, by one recent count, the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Murder of an American, CIA Contractor Bob Levinson, Suggests Impunity at Home Too

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Iran’s Murder of an American, CIA Contractor Bob Levinson, Suggests Impunity at Home Too by Martin Edwin Andersen and Daniel Meyer April 7, 2020 The death of retired FBI veteran and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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“As Old as War Itself”? Historicizing the Universal Mercenary

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Mercenary’ contracts as Fiscal-Military Instruments

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FROM MERCENARIES TO PRIVATE DEFENCE. THE CASE OF RUSSIAN PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2020) / FROM MERCENARIES TO PRIVATE DEFENCE. THE CASE OF RUSSIAN PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES Iulian CHIFU Teodor FRUNZETI “Spiru Haret” University DOI: https://doi.org/10.12753/2284-9378-20-07 Abstract The modern hybrid… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Quasi-Mercenary Organizations: challenges of definition, politics and international law

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Foreign military labour in Europe’s transition to modernity

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