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    Shadow Soldiering: Shifting Constellations and Permeable Boundaries in “Private” Security Contracting

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    Shadow Soldiering: Shifting Constellations and Permeable Boundaries in “Private” Security Contracting Maya Mynster Christensen Keywords: ethnography; private security contractors; Sierra Leone; soldiering Publication History Published (Print):01 Jun 2017 Article Type: Research… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Mercenaries, Privateers, and Chartered Companies

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    Private Military and Security Companies and States pp 57-88 Part of the New Security Challenges book series (NSECH) Mercenaries, Privateers, and Chartered Companies Authors and affiliations Christopher Spearin 1 1.Department of Defence… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Gurkhas and Great Inequalities in Their Lives

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    Erik Prince’s ‘New Band of Flying Tigers’ is a Sequel We Don’t Need

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    Erik Prince’s ‘New Band of Flying Tigers’ is a Sequel We Don’t Need By Sam Kleiner Monday, September 11, 2017 at 10:20 AM It shouldn’t be too surprising that in his… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Liberia Incorporated: military contracting, cohesion and inclusion in Charles Taylor’s Liberia

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    Liberia Incorporated: military contracting, cohesion and inclusion in Charles Taylor’s Liberia Ilmari Käihkö Pages 53-72 | Published online: 27 Jan 2017 Abstract In the existing literature, compensation is often understood to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    For Fate and Fortune: American Privateers in the War of 1812

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    Privateers of the Americas: Spanish American Privateering from the United States in the Early Republic by David Head, and: Privateering: Patriots and Profits in the War of 1812 by Faye M. Kert (review)

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    Privateers of the Americas: Spanish American Privateering from the United States in the Early Republic by David Head, and: Privateering: Patriots and Profits in the War of 1812 by Faye M.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    For Country, Liberty, and Money: Privateering and the Ideologies of the American Revolution

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    Senior Independent Study Theses For Country, Liberty, and Money: Privateering and the Ideologies of the American Revolution Scott D. Wagner, The College of WoosterFollow Abstract Along with service in the Continental… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The politics of international law: the life cycle of emerging norms on the use and regulation of private military and security companies

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      The politics of international law: the life cycle of emerging norms on the use and regulation of private military and security companies Kim Sorensen Pages 89-127 | Published online: 20… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackwater USA – The Success and Failures of the Worlds Most Powerful Mercenary Army in the War on Terror

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