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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
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Author Archives: David Isenberg
Mercenaries in the Congo and Biafra, 1960-1970: Africa’s weapon of choice?
Mercenaries in the Congo and Biafra, 1960-1970: Africa’s weapon of choice? Stephen Rookes & Walter Bruyère-Ostells Pages 112-129 | Received 09 Jun 2021, Accepted 13 Jul 2021, Published online: 31 Aug… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries in Africa: legality and geopolitics
African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development Vol. 9, No. 1 Mercenaries in Africa: legality and geopolitics Ashutosh Singh and Anurag Singh Published Online: August 13, 2022 pp 23-36 https://doi.org/10.1504/AJESD.2022.125006 PDF… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Criminogenic Factors that Influence the Activity of Mercenaries
Criminogenic Factors that Influence the Activity of Mercenaries You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Full article: The Social Construction of Mercenaries: German Soldiers in British Service during the Eighteenth Century
The Social Construction of Mercenaries: German Soldiers in British Service during the Eighteenth Century You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
PRESENCE AND ROLE OF MERCENARIES ON THE BATTLEFIELD, INCLUDING THE PARTICIPATION OF MOLDOVAN MERCENARIES IN THE WAR IN UKRAINE
PRESENCE AND ROLE OF MERCENARIES ON THE BATTLEFIELD, INCLUDING THE PARTICIPATION OF MOLDOVAN MERCENARIES IN THE WAR IN UKRAINE Author(s): Igor Soroceanu Subject(s): Criminal Law, Present Times (2010 – today), Russian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Strategic Concealment: Locating Armed Private Contractors in State Foreign Policy
Spring 2022 Strategic Concealment: Locating Armed Private Contractors in State Foreign Policy Jared A. Michaels Gettysburg College You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Soldiers of Fortune: A qualitative study into the effects of military provider, Private Military Companies on the domestic sovereignty of fragile African nations
Full Text Dissertation or Thesis Inherently Governmental: Private Military Contracting and U.S. Empire in the Twenty-First Century Quadri, Zaynab The George Washington University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2022. 29321159. PDF not available. You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Does Russia Exercise Overall Control over the Wagner Group? Expert Q&A from Stockton Center’s Russia-Ukraine Conference
20.500.12592/jz4cq1 Does Russia Exercise Overall Control over the Wagner Group? Expert Q&A from Stockton Center’s Russia-Ukraine Conference 5 April 2023 Summary Use of the “overall control” test to attribute Wagner Group… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries and Manpower
Mercenaries and Manpower Jan 19, 2024 Overshadowed by stories of dwindling munitions stocks and limited production capacity, the Ukraine War has revealed another shortfall facing modern armies: manpower. Both Russia and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Whose security is it? Elitism and the global approach to maritime security in Africa
Whose security is it? Elitism and the global approach to maritime security in Africa Ifesinachi Marybenedette Okafor-Yarwood & Freedom C. Onuoha Pages 946-966 | Received 22 Aug 2022, Accepted 09 Jan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
