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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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- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
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US blacklisting of NSO Group a welcome first step to curb spyware abuse A logo adorns a wall on a branch of the Israeli NSO Group company, near the southern Israeli… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Prison Companies Pursue Creative Workarounds to Biden Executive Order
Private Prison Companies Pursue Creative Workarounds to Biden Executive Order The administration should “enforce its order,” said an ACLU attorney, “or admit that it’s going to let the private prison operators… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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No Accounting for Bad Contractors: Ineffective Regulation in the Contracted Security Apparatus
No Accounting for Bad Contractors: Ineffective Regulation in the Contracted Security Apparatus Ori Swed, Adam Materne Sociology Anthro and Social Work Research output: Contribution to journal › Article Abstract The proliferation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Misconduct Committed by (Civilian) Private Contractors in Peacekeeping Operations
Misconduct Committed by (Civilian) Private Contractors in Peacekeeping Operations The Direct and Indirect Responsibility of the United Nations In: Journal of International Peacekeeping Author: Martina Buscemi1 Online Publication Date: 18 Dec… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Audit of Noncompetitive Contracts in Support of Overseas Contingency Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq
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Private Contractors, Public Consequences: The Need for an Effective Criminal Justice Framework
Published by Stanford University Press 2012 Private Contractors, Public Consequences: The Need for an Effective Criminal Justice Framework From the book Contractors and War David E. Price You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … Continue reading
Sovereign control and ocean governance in the regulation of maritime private policing
Policing and Society An International Journal of Research and Policy Volume 31, 2021 – Issue 3 Sovereign control and ocean governance in the regulation of maritime private policing Alex Gould Pages… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A federal appeals court blocks California’s ban on private detention centers
A federal appeals court blocks California’s ban on private detention centers October 6, 20213:59 AM ET Jaclyn Diaz This U.S. immigration processing center in Adelanto, Calif., is operated by GEO Group… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private security services regulations in the United States today
Private security services regulations in the United States today August 2017 International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice 41(2):1-18 Robert Mccrie Abstract Security services regulations in the United States began… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE U.S. lawmakers push for new controls on ex-spies working overseas
September 30, 20216:08 PM EDT Last Updated 5 days ago United States EXCLUSIVE U.S. lawmakers push for new controls on ex-spies working overseas By Christopher Bing 1/2 House Intelligence Committee Chairman… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading