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    Guns for Hire, States in Ruin: An International Regulatory Framework to Combat the Exploitation of Weak States by Private Military Companies

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    Guns for Hire, States in Ruin: An International Regulatory Framework to Combat the Exploitation of Weak States by Private Military Companies Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 2026 59(2) 463-502 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading →

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    A Comparison of Private Security Contractors & State-Based Armed Forces

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    A Comparison of Private Security Contractors & State-Based Armed Forces   Daniele Hadi Irandoost Dec. 3, 2017 E-Internal Relations You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Is someone’s mercenary another’s contractor: American, British, and Russian private security companies in US and UK parliamentary debates

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    Is someone’s mercenary another’s contractor: American, British, and Russian private security companies in US and UK parliamentary debates   Matteo C M Casiraghi Eugenio Cusumanco International Relations 2025 Vol. 39(2)  273-300 You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Insecurity, Counterterrorism and the Use of Private Military and Security Companies in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study

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    Insecurity, Counterterrorism and the Use of Private Military and Security Companies in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study by Tarela Juliet Ike Dung Ezekiel Jidong Mieyebi Lawrence Ike Evangelyn Ebi Ayobi Journal of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Repositioning of war: the ambiguous language of private military and security companies

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    Repositioning of war: the ambiguous language of private military and security companies Jozef Batora and Michal Ovadek European Journal of International Relations 2026 Vol. 32(2) 478-507 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Russian Commercial Warriors on the Battlefield

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    Russian Commercial Warriors on the Battlefield Thijs Cremers and Han Bouwmeester Book Title: Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War Book Editors: Maarten Rothman, Lenneke Peperkamp, Sebastiaan Rietjens Leiden University Press 2024 You must be logged in to view this content. Click … Continue reading →

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    The rise and fall of the Wagner Group: Russia is seeking control over its ‘private’ military companies

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    The rise and fall of the Wagner Group: Russia is seeking control over its ‘private’ military companies   Karen Philippa Larsen Danish Institute for International Studies 2025 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … Continue reading →

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    Justifications: Does Wagner Group Africa Corps Meet the Criteria for Designation

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    Justifications: Does Wagner Group Africa Corps Meet the Criteria for Designation Report Title: Justifications, (Dis)Advantages and Implications of Designating Proxy Actors: The Case of the Wagner Group/Africa Corps By Tanya Mehra… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Back to the Shadows: Russia’s African Security Engagements Since Prigozhin

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    Back to the Shadows: Russia’s African Security Engagements Since Prigozhin Ivan U Klyszcz South African Institute of International Affairs 2026 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Mercenaries at the movies: representations of soldiers of fortune in Mexico and the Congo in American and European cinema

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    Mercenaries at the movies: representations of soldiers of fortune in Mexico and the Congo in American and European cinema Paul B. Rich Small Wars & Insurgencies 2022 33:1-2 224-249 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading →

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