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    The Application of Ruggie’s ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ Framework to Private Military and Security Contractors: The International Regulation of PMSC Compliance With Human Rights Objectives

    Forthcoming The Application of Ruggie’s ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ Framework to Private Military and Security Contractors: The International Regulation of PMSC Compliance With Human Rights Objectives Added by Sara Mc Guire… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    International Standards for the Private Security Industry

    International Standards for the Private Security Industry Added by Dirk Siebels Abstract: Private security companies have recently been the subject of increased attention not only because of their large-scale involvement in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Suffering inflicted on humans for no reason other than political gain’

    Manus : ‘Suffering inflicted on humans for no reason other than political gain’ The Age By Nicole Judge – Nicole Judge is a former Salvation Army worker on Manus Island. 4… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Keeping Track of the Billions Spent in Afghanistan

    Keeping Track of the Billions Spent in Afghanistan By Ben DiPietro Wall Street Journal The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (Sigar), John F. Sopko, is in charge of providing oversight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    A Former Mercenary Proposes a Pentagon Makeover

    A Former Mercenary Proposes a Pentagon Makeover By Kristina Shevory / December 2, 2014 9:20 AM EST Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater USA, participates in a House Oversight and Government Reform… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Pentagon Blasted for Stalled Tracking of Services Contractors

    Pentagon Blasted for Stalled Tracking of Services Contractors By Charles S. Clark December 1, 2014   sergign / Shutterstock.com As the Defense Department scurries to keep up with ISIS and other… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Serco contracts to come under scrutiny from WA parliamentary committee

    Serco contracts to come under scrutiny from WA parliamentary committee Emerging Markets Business Information News 28 November 2014 Western Australian government contracts with private security firm Serco will come under scrutiny… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Chaos, Complexity, and PSCs

    Christopher Mayer Director, Armed Contingency Contractor Policies and Programs at US Department of Defense Chaos, Complexity, and PSCs Dec 1 2014 This month will see four important events in realizing the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Corporate Private Armies in Afghanistan.Regulating Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC) in a ‘Territorial State’

    Corporate Private Armies in Afghanistan.Regulating Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC) in a ‘Territorial State’ You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Pentagon imposes strict standards on private security firms

      Pentagon imposes strict standards on private security firms By Christian Davenport November 26 at 11:39 AM Follow @_chrisdavenport The Pentagon is for the first time requiring private security contractors to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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