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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
Guns For Hire: Private Security and Mercenary Industries in China and Russia
Guns For Hire: Private Security and Mercenary Industries in China and Russia By: Sergey Sukhankin, Peace Ajirotutu February 3, 2025 11:31 AM Age: 1 week (Source: Topwar.ru and RT, compiled on Canva) Executive Summary:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Wagner’s Successors Wage Campaign Of Terror In Central African Republic, RFE/RL Finds
Wagner’s Successors Wage Campaign Of Terror In Central African Republic, RFE/RL Finds February 09, 2025 00:01 CET By Jean-Fernand Koena, Maja Zivanovic and Mike Eckel Since 2018, Russian mercenaries have been providing security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DR Congo’s failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries
DR Congo’s failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries 30 January 2025 Ian Wafula Africa security correspondent, BBC News It has been a humiliating week for nearly 300 Romanian mercenaries recruited to fight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Congo’s defeated foreign mercenaries head home with ‘big relief’
Congo’s defeated foreign mercenaries head home with ‘big relief’ By Edwin Waita and Hereward Holland January 29, 202512:31 PM EST Updated 12 days ago Item 1 of 3 Romanian mercenaries queue to undergo screening… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Foreign Fodder: Countering Russia’s Use of Foreign Manpower and Mercenaries
THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS REVIEW Foreign Fodder: Countering Russia’s Use of Foreign Manpower and Mercenaries Feb 7 Written By William Mockapetris, Staff Writer, and Ryan Jurich, Organizational Liaison On November 18th the U.S.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Erik Prince: Letters of Marque Would Allow Private Organizations to Wipe Out Drug Cartels
Exclusive — Erik Prince: Letters of Marque Would Allow Private Organizations to Wipe Out Drug Cartels 810 AP Photo/Manu Fernandez Elizabeth Weibel 1 Feb 2025 Letters of Marque would allow private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Cyprus: Experts commend regulations on private security companies in maritime sector, urge stronger efforts for land-based companies
Press releases Special Procedures Cyprus: Experts commend regulations on private security companies in maritime sector, urge stronger efforts for land-based companies 24 January 2025 Press releases Combating illicit financing of mercenaries… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Spyware Company NSO Group Faces Setbacks in Attempts to Avoid US Lawsuits
Spyware Company NSO Group Faces Setbacks in Attempts to Avoid US Lawsuits by Allie Schiele January 17, 2025 Filed under: Accountability, Apple, Biden administration, courts, Human Rights, Litigation, Spying, Surveillance, Technology,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Where Is the Wagner Group Operating Today?
Where Is the Wagner Group Operating Today? | Wider View TVP WORLD Where Is the Wagner Group Operating Today? | Wider View TVP is a Polish public broadcast service. Wikipedia 10,126… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Historiography and Historicity of Mercenaries and Private Military Contractors in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Historiography and Historicity of Mercenaries and Private Military Contractors in Sub-Saharan Africa In: International Journal of Military History and Historiography Author: Gary Baines Online Publication Date: 13 Dec 2024 Abstract… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading