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Exploring PSC-military relations: Swedish officers and the private security sector in peace operations
Exploring PSC-military relations: Swedish officers and the private security sector in peace operations Cooperation and Conflict 0010836713482554, first published on May 3, 2013 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Private military-security companies as illegitimate actors
Private military-security companies as illegitimate actors Gildemann, Karl URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10062/28958 Date: 2012 Abstract: This research paper is focusing on the private military-security companies (PMSC-s); these are entities that profit from the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mind the “Gap”: Private Military Companies and the Rule of Law
Mind the “Gap”: Private Military Companies and the Rule of Law Posted by Mai Truong • July 20, 2010 BY MITCHELL McNAYLOR[i] From Volume 5, Issue 2 – Spring/Summer 2010: Spotlight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
THE PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANY COMPLEX IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA: THE PROBLEMATIC APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
Washington University Global Studies Law Review 2013 12 Wash. U. Global Stud. L. Rev. 205 NOTE: THE PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANY COMPLEX IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA: THE PROBLEMATIC APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
THE POLITICAL, LEGAL, AND MILITARY IMPLICATIONS OF OUTSOURCING TO PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES
THE POLITICAL, LEGAL, AND MILITARY IMPLICATIONS OF OUTSOURCING TO PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES Wouters, Patrick. Land Forces Academy Review 15.1 (2010): 81-86. Abstract (summary) Recurrent and systematic underinvestment (or inadequate management) results… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The politics of the apolitical: private military companies, humanitarians and the quest for (anti-)politics in post-intervention environments
The politics of the apolitical: private military companies, humanitarians and the quest for (anti-)politics in post-intervention environments Olsson, Christian. Journal of International Relations and Development, suppl. Special Issue on Critical Approaches… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Searching for legitimacy – Private military and security companies (PMSCs) overcoming ingrained stereotypes
Searching for legitimacy – Private military and security companies (PMSCs) overcoming ingrained stereotypes Herbst, Kathrin. Security Journal, suppl. Special Issue: New developments in corporate security and 26.3 (Jul 2013): 280-293. The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Hearts and Minds Brigade
August 13, 2013, 7:33 p.m. ET The Hearts and Minds Brigade The line between the anthropology used by the Army Human Terrain System and spying is blurry. Enemies don’t observe the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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COURTS HAVE ANSWERS TO THE MILITARY CONTRACTORS’ SO-CALLED POLITICAL QUESTIONS RAISED IN CARMICHAEL V. KELLOGG, BROWN & ROOT SERVICES, INC.
Catholic University Law Review Spring, 2012 61 Cath. U.L. Rev. 593 NOTE: COURTS HAVE ANSWERS TO THE MILITARY CONTRACTORS’ SO-CALLED POLITICAL QUESTIONS RAISED IN CARMICHAEL V. KELLOGG, BROWN & ROOT SERVICES,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT OF OUTSOURCING
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT OF OUTSOURCING Jirásková, Sona; Milecová, Miroslava. Review of the Air Force Academy9.1 (2011): 115-120. Abstract (summary) The pressure on a decrease of financial resources which are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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