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The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order
March 3, 2015 The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order By Africa Center On March 3, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted an event to mark… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Modern Mercenaries: Unaccountable Opportunists or Tools for the Public Good?
Modern Mercenaries: Unaccountable Opportunists or Tools for the Public Good? William Rosenau March 4, 2015 · in Book Reviews Sean McFate, The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What they Mean for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Bridging the Gap: Mobilisation Constraints and Contractor Support to US and UK Military Operations
Journal of Strategic Studies Bridging the Gap: Mobilisation Constraints and Contractor Support to US and UK Military Operations Eugenio Cusumanoa Author affiliations a International Relations, University of Leiden, The Netherlands Eugenio… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Terrorism or Heroism?
George Monbiot Terrorism or Heroism? 10th February 2014 If you join foreign conflicts you’re prosecuted as a terrorist, however just your cause. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11th February… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Attitudes, Values and Professional Self-Conceptions of Private Security Contractors in Iraq. An Exploratory Study
Attitudes, Values and Professional Self-Conceptions of Private Security Contractors in Iraq. An Exploratory Study You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
The Strategic Use of Military Contractors: American Commercial Military Service Providers in Bosnia and Liberia: 1995-2009
The Strategic Use of Military Contractors : American Commercial Military Service Providers in Bosnia and Liberia: 1995-2009 Hardcover – 2012 by Marcus Mohlin (Author) You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Book talk by Sean McFate, Part 2
Book talk by Sean McFate, Part 2 Book talk by Sean McFate, author of The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Book talk by Sean McFate, Part 1
Book talk by Sean McFate, author of The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Just Warriors or Just Mercenaries?
Just Warriors or Just Mercenaries? Analyzing Self-Other Constructions of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) Berenike Prem PhD Student Collaborative Research Center “Transformations of the State” University of Bremen, Germany Berenike.Prem@sfb597.uni-bremen.de… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Reshaping Security Governmentality: Private Military Companies in Libya and the resignification of Neoliberal practices
Reshaping Security Governmentality: Private Military Companies in Libya and the resignification of Neoliberal practices You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe