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- Examining the role of the military contractor
- 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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Interview: Privatization of Warfare and Mercenaries
Interview: Privatization of Warfare and Mercenaries by Nicolai Due-Gundersen · 1st April 2019 Image: Blackwater Private Contractors, Spanish and U.S. Soldiers defend the coalition military base Camp Golf in the city… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Governance through pluralization: Jerusalem’s modular security provision
Governance through pluralization: Jerusalem’s modular security provision First Published September 19, 2018 Research Article https://doi.org/10.1177/0967010618789758 Article information Abstract Security responses increasingly involve the delegation of security roles from state actors, such… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
review of Lincoln’s Mercenaries
Featured Book Reviews Book Review Archives April 2019 Reviews Lincoln’s Mercenaries Lincoln’s Mercenaries Economic Motivation among Union Soldiers during the Civil War William Marvel Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Demographics of America’s Private Military Contractors
The Demographics of America’s Private Military Contractors In 2016, one in four American armed personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan was a private contractor–most of whom were older, white men. Ori Swed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Lincoln’s Mercenaries: Economic Motivation among Union Soldiers during the Civil War
Lincoln’s Mercenaries: Economic Motivation among Union Soldiers during the Civil War Lincoln’s Mercenaries: Economic Motivation among Union Soldiers during the Civil War. By William Marvel. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Leveraging Our War-Fighting Capabilities through the Lens of Operational Contract Support
Leveraging Our War-Fighting Capabilities through the Lens of Operational Contract Support You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Private Security Contractors in Afghanistan as Third-Party Propagators: Categorizing the Participation of Private Security Companies
Private Security Contractors in Afghanistan as Third-Party Propagators: Categorizing the Participation of Private Security Companies By Asad L. Asad 2012, Vol. 4 No. 08 | pg. 1/3 | » Cite References… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Merchants of War: Mercenaries, Economy, and Society in the Late Sixteenth-Century Baltic
Merchants of War: Mercenaries, Economy, and Society in the Late Sixteenth-Century Baltic You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Negotiating the Professional in Media Representation: The Carnivalesque and Privatized Security Work
Negotiating the Professional in Media Representation: The Carnivalesque and Privatized Security Work You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Security, industry and migration in European border control
Security, industry and migration in European border control Pre-print version. Published in (eds) Agnieszka Weinar; Saskia Bonjour; Lyubov Zhyznomirska. 2018.The Routledge Handbook of the Politics of Migration in Europe.Routledge 2018. You must be logged in to view this content. Click … Continue reading