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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
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Jurisdiction Over Grave Breaches of Human Rights in Iraq Committed by (PMSCs) Contracted with the USA: The Nisur Square Incident
Jurisdiction Over Grave Breaches of Human Rights in Iraq Committed by (PMSCs) Contracted with the USA: The Nisur Square Incident You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Private Military and Security Research Group Call for Papers
Call for Papers The Private Military and Security Research Group (PMSRG) Academic Workshop The Private Military and Security Research Group (PMSRG) will host an academic workshop for postgraduate students on the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries and the State: How the hybridisation of the armed forces is changing the face of national security
Mercenaries and the State: How the hybridisation of the armed forces is changing the face of national security Caroline Varin A thesis submitted to the Department of International Relations of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Who Runs This Town?
Who Runs This Town? Private Security Companies and their effect on security sector reform in Afghanistan John Sverre Rønnevik MASTER THESIS You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Ambivalence on the Front Lines
Ambivalence on the Front Lines Perceptions of Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan Ryan Kelty1⇓ Alex Bierman2 1Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Washington College, Chestertown, MD, USA 2Department of Sociology, University of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A look down the slippery slope: domestic operations, outsourcing, and the erosion of military culture
A look down the slippery slope: domestic operations, outsourcing, and the erosion of military culture Bryan D. Watson Source: Air & Space Power Journal. 22.1 (Spring 2008): p93. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Privatizing while transforming
Privatizing while transforming Author(s): Marion E. Bowman Defense Horizons. .57 (July 2007): National Defense University Overview The Armed Forces of the United States are designed to be supported by capabilities provided… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Civilian Contractors Operating in the Battlefield: Could They be Mercenaries?
Civilian Contractors Operating in the Battlefield: Could They be Mercenaries? Amer Mahmud, United States Air Force Academy Abstract Civilian contractors operating in the battlefield can easily escape the requirements of being… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Privatization of Maritime Security Surveillance and Enforcement: A Compromise of State Sovereignty
Privatization of Maritime Security Surveillance and Enforcement: A Compromise of State Sovereignty Sharifah Zubaidah Syed Abdul Kader, Abdulkadir. O. Abdulrazaq Abstract One of the most vital engines motivating global economic progress… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Relations between uniformed and contractor personnel in complex operations
Small Wars & Insurgencies Volume 24, Issue 2, 2013 Special Issue: Explaining Coordination and Breakdown in Complex Operations Relations between uniformed and contractor personnel in complex operations Lindsay P. Cohna* pages… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading