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    US Government Outsourcing, the Private Military Industry, and Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Case Study in Conflict Contracting

    Title: US Government Outsourcing, the Private Military Industry, and Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Case Study in Conflict Contracting Authors: Halpin, Allison Ann Advisors: Hanley, Eric Commitee Members: Wert, Hal Obadare, Ebenezer… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    What do codes of conduct do? Hybrid constitutionalization and militarization in military markets

    Global Constitutionalism / Volume 1 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 91-119 What do codes of conduct do? Hybrid constitutionalization and militarization in military markets ANNA LEANDERa1 c1 a1 Department of Management, Politics and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Sex, Violence, David Petraues and PSC in Afghanistan

    David Isenberg Author, ‘Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq’ Sex, Violence, David Petraues and PSC in Afghanistan Posted: 11/25/2012 10:52 am Okay, I have to confess the above title is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Neoliberalism and the rise of the private military industry

    Neoliberalism and the rise of the private military industry Author(s): Aaron Ettinger Source: International Journal. 66.3 (Summer 2011): p743. Full Text: In the early 20th century, Georges Clemenceau remarked that war… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    From Mercenaries to Contractors

    From Mercenaries to Contractors Posted on October 3, 2012 by Ori Swed Upcoming presentation at Go-Betweens: Crossing Borders – An Interdisciplinary Conference at The University of Texas at Austin. Session B3:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Peter W Singer on Child and Robot Soldiers, Privatized Violence and Other IR-related Issues

    Peter W Singer on Child and Robot Soldiers, Privatized Violence and Other IR-related Issues Peter W Singer Part 1 Peter W Singer Part 2 15 November 2012 Peter W Singer In… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Covert War and the Constitution

    Journal of National Security Law & Policy 2012 5 J. Nat’l Security L. & Pol’y 393 Covert War and the Constitution NAME: Jules Lobel* BIO: * Professor of Law, University of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Prisons, Privatization, and the Elusive Employee-Contractor Distinction – Part 4

    The Volokh Conspiracy February 29, 2012 Wednesday 7:34 PM EST Prisons, Privatization, and the Elusive Employee-Contractor Distinction – Part 4 On Friday, I posted the introduction to my latest paper, Prisons,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Prisons, Privatization, and the Elusive Employee-Contractor Distinction – Part 2

    The Volokh Conspiracy February 27, 2012 Monday 8:00 PM EST Prisons, Privatization, and the Elusive Employee-Contractor Distinction – Part 2 On Friday, I posted the introduction to my latest paper, Prisons,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Military Contractors & the American Way of War

    Military Contractors & the American Way of War Author(s): Deborah D. Avant and Renee de Nevers Source: Daedalus. 140.3 (Summer 2011): p88. Full Text: Abstract: Contractors are deeply intertwined with the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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