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- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
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- 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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Market Opportunities and Political Responsibilities: The Difficult Development of Chinese Private Security Companies Abroad
Market Opportunities and Political Responsibilities: The Difficult Development of Chinese Private Security Companies Abroad Andrea Ghiselli First Published November 5, 2018 Research Article Abstract Building upon the conceptual work of Krahmann… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Militaries and the Security Industry in Civil Wars: Competition and Market Accountability
Private Militaries and the Security Industry in Civil Wars: Competition and Market Accountability by Seden Akcinaroglu (Author), Elizabeth Radziszewski (Author) Since the 1990s, private military and security companies (PMSCs) have intervened… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Security for whom? Analysing hybrid security governance in Africa’s extractive sectors
Security for whom? Analysing hybrid security governance in Africa’s extractive sectors Charis Enns, Nathan Andrews, J Andrew Grant Author Notes International Affairs, Volume 96, Issue 4, July 2020, Pages 995–1013, https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiaa090… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Regulating Private Military and Security Contractors Through Social Accountability: a Comparative Case Analysis
Regulating Private Military and Security Contractors Through Social Accountability: a Comparative Case Analysis by Katherine R. Loscher A thesis submitted to the Department of International Relations of Webster Vienna Private University… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Anti-Mercenary Norm and United Nations’ Use of Private Military and Security Companies: From Norm Entrepreneurship to Organized Hypocrisy
Research Article The Anti-Mercenary Norm and United Nations’ Use of Private Military and Security Companies: From Norm Entrepreneurship to Organized Hypocrisy Oldrich Bures & Eugenio Cusumano Published online: 11 Jan 2021… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Normalization of mercenary-like private military and security companies: the need for re-securitization of regulation
Published: 04 January 2021 Normalization of mercenary-like private military and security companies: the need for re-securitization of regulation Jovana Jezdimirovic Ranito & Christopher T. Mayer International Politics (2021)Cite this article Metrics… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
FROM MERCENARIES TO PRIVATE DEFENCE. THE CASE OF RUSSIAN PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES
DE LA MERCENARI LA PRIVATE DEFENCE. CAZUL COMPANIILOR MILITARE PRIVATE RUSE FROM MERCENARIES TO PRIVATE DEFENCE. THE CASE OF RUSSIAN PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES Author(s): Iulian CHIFU, Teodor Frunzeti Subject(s): Comparative politics… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The False Promise of Multi-stakeholder Governance: Depoliticising Private Military and Security Companies
The False Promise of Multi-stakeholder Governance: Depoliticising Private Military and Security Companies Berenike Prem Published online: 09 Jul 2020 ABSTRACT Multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) have become a vital part of the global… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The golden age of mercenaries
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Legal-criminal analysis of the crime of mercenary activity provided in art. 141 CP RM
Legal-criminal analysis of the crime of mercenary activity provided in art. 141 CP RM Summary Annotation Vera Macovei “Legal-criminal analysis of the crime of mercenary activity provided in art. 141 CP… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading