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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
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
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PMSC paper
PMSC paper 12th February 2016 An anti-corruption pressure group has called for better regulation of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in the context of military conflicts. Transparency Germany has demanded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Capacity Gained—Accountability Lost? Establishing a Better Political and Regulatory Framework:
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Private military and security companies: A call for better regulation
11 February 2016 · Transparency International Germany Private military and security companies: A call for better regulation This year the anti-corruption organization Transparency International will be attending the Munich Security Conference… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Senate Advances Plan to Expand Whistleblower Protections Among Subcontractor Employees
Senate Advances Plan to Expand Whistleblower Protections Among Subcontractor Employees By Charles S. Clark 2:15 PM ET Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., sponsored the measure. Flickr user Senator Claire McCaskill A key… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Cyprus: Guidance Under Anti-Piracy Law
Cyprus: Guidance Under Anti-Piracy Law 09/02/2016 The Protection of Cyprus Ships Against Acts of Piracy and Other Unlawful Acts Law 2012 regulates the use of private security contractors on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Why there’s a case for bringing private armies in from the cold
Why there’s a case for bringing private armies in from the cold February 4, 2016 11.02am EST Author Katerina Galai International Law & Security PhD Candidate, University of Sussex The aftermath… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DoD Warns American Psychological Association: Help Us Torture, Or The U.S. Will Be Attacked
DoD Warns American Psychological Association: Help Us Torture, Or The U.S. Will Be Attacked Officials have accused the American Psychological Association of hindering the recruitment and retention of qualified psychologists required… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pentagon Wants Psychologists to End Ban on Interrogation Role
Pentagon Wants Psychologists to End Ban on Interrogation Role By JAMES RISENJAN. 24, 2016 Photo The Washington headquarters of the American Psychological Association, which last summer barred psychologists from participating in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractors in the “Kill Chain”? At the Nexus of LOAC and Procurement Law
Hard National Security Choices Sunday, January 24, 2016 Targeted Killing Contractors in the “Kill Chain”? At the Nexus of LOAC and Procurement Law By Charles Kels Sunday, January 24, 2016,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Testimony on TFBSO: Preliminary Results Show Serious Management & Oversight Problems
Today, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, John F. Sopko, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support on oversight of the Department of Defense’s Task… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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