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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- 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
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Category Archives: Africa
UN Expert Group On The Use Of Mercenaries To Visit Ghana
UN Expert Group On The Use Of Mercenaries To Visit Ghana Cynthia Prah GENEVA (7 December 2017) – A delegation of the United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Shadow Soldiering: Shifting Constellations and Permeable Boundaries in “Private” Security Contracting
Shadow Soldiering: Shifting Constellations and Permeable Boundaries in “Private” Security Contracting Maya Mynster Christensen Keywords: ethnography; private security contractors; Sierra Leone; soldiering Published (Print): 01 Jun 2017 Article Type: Research Article… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private military and security companies policy in Africa: regional policy stasis as agency in international politics
Private military and security companies policy in Africa: regional policy stasis as agency in international politics Tshepo T. Gwatiwa Abstract The purpose of this article is to explain the policy stasis… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private military companies in Africa: The dark horses of security outsourcing
Private military companies in Africa: The dark horses of security outsourcing You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Nigerian Navy makes a stand on embarked armed guards
News | 12 Oct 2017 Nigerian Navy makes a stand on embarked armed guards Nigeria The Nigerian Navy finally have now officially, clearly and unambiguously stated that the Memorandum of Understanding is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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 on its mission to the CAR
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 on its mission… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
“Frontier Risk” and the Sino-American Scramble in the Sahel
“Frontier Risk” and the Sino-American Scramble in the Sahel Eric Covey From: American Quarterly Volume 69, Number 3, September 2017 pp. 653-673 | 10.1353/aq.2017.0055 AbstractAbstract: While the Pacific—especially the South China… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Africa: Private Security in Africa – Time to Regulate the Bad and Harness the Good
Africa: Private Security in Africa – Time to Regulate the Bad and Harness the Good analysis By Julie Berg, University of Cape Town A familiar scene plays itself out daily whenever… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Security in Africa: Private Security in Africa From the Global Assemblage to the Everyday
Private Security in Africa From the Global Assemblage to the Everyday Edited by Paul Higate Distributed for Zed Books 256 pages | 6 x 9 Across Africa, growing economic inequality, instability,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private contractor used to evacuate US forces in Niger ambush
Private contractor used to evacuate US forces in Niger ambush By Barbara Starr, Greg Wallace and Jamie Crawford, CNN Updated 4:01 PM ET, Wed October 18, 2017 Now Playing Pentagon investigating…… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading