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    Ancient Greek Mercenaries: Facts Theories and New Perspectives

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    Ancient Greek Mercenaries: Facts Theories and New Perspectives Daniel Gomez-Castro War & Society 2019 38:1 2-18 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Do mercenaries perform better than states Evaluating the Wagner group’s impact on Central African Republic

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    Do mercenaries perform better than states Evaluating the Wagner group’s impact on Central African Republic Ori Swed & Alessandro Arduino Small Wars & Insurgencies 2025 36:1 59-86 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … Continue reading →

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    Buying Survival: Why Do Leaders Hire Mercenaries

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    Buying Survival: Why Do Leaders Hire Mercenaries Leonardo Gentil-Fernandes, Kelly Morrison & Jacob Otto 2024 Security Studies 33:2 165-193 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Contractors or robots? Future warfare between privatization and automation

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    Contractors or robots? Future warfare between privatization and automation Antonio Calcara 2022 Small Wars & Insurgencies 33:1- 2 250-271 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Artificial Intelligence: big data and autonomous systems along the belt and road: towards private security companies with Chinese characteristics?

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    Artificial Intelligence: big data and autonomous systems along the belt and road: towards private security companies with Chinese characteristics? Peter Layton 2020 Small Wars & Insurgencies 31:4 874-897 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading →

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    Market Opportunities and Political Responsibilities: The Difficult Development of Chinese Private Security Companies Abroad

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    Market Opportunities and Political Responsibilities: The Difficult Development of Chinese Private Security Companies Abroad Andrea Ghiseli Armed Forces & Society 2020, vol. 46 (1) 25-45 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    China s private security companies and the protection of Chinese economic interests abroad

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    China s private security companies and the protection of Chinese economic interests abroad   Jingdong Yuan 2022 Small Wars & Insurgencies 33:1-2 173-195 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    The Anti-Mercenary Norm and United Nations Use of Private Military and Security Companies From Norm Entrepreneurship to Organized Hypocrisy

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    The Anti-Mercenary Norm and United Nations Use of Private Military and Security Companies From Norm Entrepreneurship to Organized Hypocrisy Oldrich Bures & Eugenio Cusumano (2021) International Peacekeeping 26:4 579-605 Published online… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Assessing Sandline International’s reputation as a private military company

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    Assessing Sandline International’s reputation as a private military company Joseph Temple & Samantha Newbery 2026 Small Wars & Insurgencies 37:1 29-62 Published Online 14 Oct 2025 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Selling security to Africa: private military and security companies PMSCs and the fate of African intrastate security

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    Selling security to Africa: private military and security companies PMSCs and the fate of African intrastate security Thomas Ameyaw-Brobbey & Vladimir Antwi-Danso 2024 Small Wars & Insurgencies 35:6, 1050-1078 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading →

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