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    The Private Arming of Merchant Shipping – an Emerging Transnational Norm?

    The Private Arming of Merchant Shipping – an Emerging Transnational Norm? You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    International and Comparative Regulation of Private Maritime Security Companies Employed in Counter-Piracy

    International and Comparative Regulation of Private Maritime Security Companies Employed in Counter-Piracy James Kraska Stockton Center for the Study of International Law; University of Virginia School of Law, Center for Oceans… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    South Africa’s role in the Private Military Industry in the Post-Cold War conflict environment with specific reference to the South African connection to Erinys International

    South Africa’s role in the Private Military Industry in the Post-Cold War conflict environment with specific reference to the South African connection to Erinys International You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    U.S. Military Logistics Contracting in Iraq Project Overview Over the past decade the U. S. military has relied upon hundreds of thousands of civilian contractors from around the world to assist… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    MBA’s Go to War: Competition in the Private Security Market and Conflict Outcomes Benjamin Tkach Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas October 1, 2013 Abstract: Does competition shape private security firms’… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Private Security Firms and the Influence of Corporate Structure on Conflict Outcomes: Evidence from the Second Iraq – US War Benjamin Tkach Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas August 23, 2013… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Pirates Versus Mercenaries: Purely Private Transnational Violence at the Margins of International Law Ansel J. Halliburton ComputerLaw Group LLP July 6, 2010 Abstract: Because of the recent surge in piracy emanating… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    A Tour De Horizon of Issues on the Agenda of the Mercenaries Working Group

    A Tour De Horizon of Issues on the Agenda of the Mercenaries Working Group Gabor Rona Human Rights First ; Columbia Law School ; UN Mercenaries Working Group June 13, 2013… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Privatizing the struggle against Somali piracy

    Small Wars & Insurgencies Volume 24, Issue 1, 2013 Privatizing the struggle against Somali piracy Scott Fitzsimmonsa* pages 84-102 Abstract Pirate attacks against commercial vessels in the Western Indian Ocean and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    On the Effectiveness of Private Security Guards on Board Merchant Ships off the Coast of Somalia–Where is the Piracy? What are the Legal Ramifications?

    On the Effectiveness of Private Security Guards on Board Merchant Ships off the Coast of Somalia–Where is the Piracy? What are the Legal Ramifications? Authors: Dubner, Barry Hart1,2,3,4 Pastorius, Claudia5,6 Source:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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