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- 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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UN Council mulls boosting C.Africa fight on mercenaries
UN Council mulls boosting C.Africa fight on mercenaries 6:35 CAT | 18 Dec 2019 Private Russian bodyguards provide security for Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadera, but some say Moscow is also… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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UN Organizational and Financial Incentives to Employ Private Military and Security Companies in Peacekeeping Operations
UN Organizational and Financial Incentives to Employ Private Military and Security Companies in Peacekeeping Operations Benjamin Tkach & Joe Phillips Published online: 06 Dec 2019 Download citation https://doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2019.1698296 ABSTRACT The United… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Reality of the Private Military/Security Companies Operating in Africa
The Reality of the Private Military/Security Companies Operating in Africa You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA
PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
New evidence emerges on the 2018 murders of three Russian journalists in CAR
New evidence emerges on the 2018 murders of three Russian journalists in CAR Newsletter Text by Mariam Kiparoidze 10 September, 2019 You might remember from roughly a year ago three Russian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Visit to Chad: Report of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination
Visit to Chad: Report of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Sudan’s Mercenary Foreign Policy Repeats the Mistakes of the Past
Sudan’s Mercenary Foreign Policy Repeats the Mistakes of the Past Sudan’s Mercenary Foreign Policy Repeats the Mistakes of the Past Cameron Evers Sudan has begun to send thousands of soldiers next… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
LETTER: How hard is it for entities such as the Wagner Group to sow destabilisation in SA?
LETTER: How hard is it for entities such as the Wagner Group to sow destabilisation in SA? The Wagner Group’s activities in Africa should not be underestimated 11 December 2019 –… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russian mercenaries fight shadowy battle in gas-rich Mozambique
Russian mercenaries fight shadowy battle in gas-rich Mozambique By Tim Lister and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Updated 8:41 AM ET, Fri November 29, 2019 (CNN)A deployment of Russian guns-for-hire, with links to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russian mercenaries regroup after setback in Mozambique
Russian mercenaries regroup after setback in Mozambique Geoffrey York Africa Bureau Chief Johannesburg Published November 29, 2019 Updated November 29, 2019 14 Comments When the Russians landed in northern Mozambique in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading