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- 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
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The (Too) Long Arm of Tort Law: Expanding the Federal Tort Claims Act’s Combatant Activities Immunity Exception to Fit the New Reality of Contractors on the Battlefield
The (Too) Long Arm of Tort Law: Expanding the Federal Tort Claims Act’s Combatant Activities Immunity Exception to Fit the New Reality of Contractors on the Battlefield You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … Continue reading
Private military and security companies policy in Africa: regional policy stasis as agency in international politics
Private military and security companies policy in Africa: regional policy stasis as agency in international politics You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
IMPLICACIONES HUMANITARIAS DE LA CONTRATACIÓN DE EMPRESAS MILITARES PRIVADAS (PMC) POR PARTE DE LOS ESTADOS. ESTUDIO DE CASO; ESTADOS UNIDOS Y BLACKWATER EN IRAK (2003-2007)
IMPLICACIONES HUMANITARIAS DE LA CONTRATACIÓN DE EMPRESAS MILITARES PRIVADAS (PMC) POR PARTE DE LOS ESTADOS. ESTUDIO DE CASO; ESTADOS UNIDOS Y BLACKWATER EN IRAK (2003-2007) You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
‘Never call me a mercenary’: Identity work, stigma management and the private security contractor
Title: ‘Never call me a mercenary’: Identity work, stigma management and the private security contractor Authors: Brewis, Jo P. Godfrey, Richard First Published: 2017 Publisher: SAGE Publications Citation: Organization, 2017, in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Military Contractors as Criminals/Victims
Chapter The Palgrave Handbook of Criminology and War pp 191-209 Date: 23 August 2016 Private Military Contractors as Criminals/Victims Adam White Abstract Private military contractors (PMCs) are regularly labelled as ‘criminals’ (most… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The PMC’s Corporate Decision-Making in Humanitarian Intervention
Chapter Commercializing Cosmopolitan Security pp 177-192 Date: 07 September 2016 The PMC’s Corporate Decision-Making in Humanitarian Intervention Andreas Krieg $29.95 / €24.95 / £19.95 * Buy eBook $129.00 / €119.59 / £86.00*… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Nature of Civil–Military & Civil–Contractor Relations
Chapter Commercializing Cosmopolitan Security pp 19-41 Date: 07 September 2016 The Nature of Civil–Military & Civil–Contractor Relations Andreas Krieg $29.95 / €24.95 / £19.95 * Buy eBook $129.00 / €119.59 / £86.00*… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
John le Carré and The New Novel of Global (In)security
Chapter Globalization and the State in Contemporary Crime Fiction Part of the series Crime Files pp 179-196 Date: 24 September 2016 John le Carré and The New Novel of Global (In)security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
La percepción de las élites políticas y la predilección por las formas privadas de violencia: de los mercenarios a las compañías militares de seguridad privada
La percepción de las élites políticas y la predilección por las formas privadas de violencia: de los mercenarios a las compañías militares de seguridad privada You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Profiling Private Security Companies within the Context of International Security
Profiling Private Security Companies within the Context of International Security Posted: 9 May 2017 Fatih Tuna Turkish National Police Academy Date Written: May 7, 2017 Abstract Activities of private security and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading