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The Private Military and Security Conference: Security in an Uncertain World
The Private Military and Security Conference: Security in an Uncertain World 08:30, 27 – 28 Sep 2012 RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET PLACES AVAILABLE: Open to all About the event: Since… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Institutions Partner to Promote Transparency in the Private Military and Security Industry
Institutions Partner to Promote Transparency in the Private Military and Security Industry Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy & DCAF 13 Aug 2012 The Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Medieval Security in the Modern State
Space and Polity, Vol. 14, No. 3, 251 – 269, December 2010 Medieval Security in the Modern State JOSHUA WOODS [Paper first received, April 2009; in final form, April 2010] Abstract.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SETTLING THE INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS DEBATE ONCE AND FOR ALL: THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATION OF PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS IN AFGHANISTAN.
Public Contract Law Journal, Spring 2012, Vol. 41, Issue 3 SETTLING THE INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS DEBATE ONCE AND FOR ALL: THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATION OF PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS IN AFGHANISTAN.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SOUTH AFRICAN PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS ACTIVE IN ARMED CONFLICTS: CITIZENSHIP, PROSECUTION AND THE RIGHT TO WORK
S BOSCH AND M MARITZ PER / PELJ 2011(14)7 71 / 261 SOUTH AFRICAN PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS ACTIVE IN ARMED CONFLICTS: CITIZENSHIP, PROSECUTION AND THE RIGHT TO WORK S Bosch and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Role of Private Military and Security Companies in Modern Warfare: Impacts on Human Rights
The Role of Private Military and Security Companies in Modern Warfare Impacts on Human Rights by Jose L. Gómez del Prado Global Research, August 11, 2012 The Brown Journal of World… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Comparing Compensation for Federal and Private-Sector Workers: An Overview
Comparing Compensation for Federal and Private-Sector Workers: An Overview David H. Bradley, Specialist in Labor Economics July 30, 2012 Congressional Research Service 7-5700, R42636 Summary Recently there has been significant congressional… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Contract Spending by the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development
Contract Spending by the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development By David J. Berteau, Guy Ben-Ari, Gregory Sanders, Priscilla Hermann, David Morrow Contributor: Jesse Ellman, Sneha Raghavan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Book review – Victory for Hire: Private Security Companies’ Impact on Military Effectiveness
Book Review: Victory for Hire: Private Security Companies’ Impact on Military Effectiveness By Molly Dunigan Stanford University Press, 2011 256 pp., $24.95 ISBN: 978–080477–459–8 Reviewed by T.X. Hammes In his January… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Briefing Paper: The Defence Materiel Strategy and the GOCO Proposal for Abbey Wood
Briefing Paper: The Defence Materiel Strategy and the GOCO Proposal for Abbey Wood The plan for letting the private sector run Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) as a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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