Category Archives: Outsourcing/Privatization

    Walking the line on police privatization

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    Norm Proxy War and Resistance Through Outsourcing: The Dynamics of Transnational Human Rights Contestation

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    Attrition: Skills Not Uniforms Are In Demand

    Attrition: Skills Not Uniforms Are In Demand October 6, 2016: Although there are only about 9,000 American military personnel in Afghanistan now, versus peak (2011) strength of 98,000, there are still… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Private Prison Giant CCA To ‘Rebrand’ as CoreCivic

    Private Prison Giant CCA To ‘Rebrand’ as CoreCivic What’s in a name? Steven Hale Oct 28, 2016 11 AM Nashville-based private prison giant Corrections Corporation of America announced today that it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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     How Israel Privatized Its Occupation of Palestine

    How Israel Privatized Its Occupation of Palestine It has enriched the security industry and allowed the country to evade accountability for human-rights violations. By Antony Loewenstein and Matt Kennard Today 9:30… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    US has over 15000 troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria and around 45,000 military contractors

    October 01, 2016 US has over 15000 troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria and around 45,000 military contractors About 600 American troops will be deployed to Iraq to further enable local… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Rise of the American Mercenary

    Rise of the American Mercenary Thousands of private contractors are in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now they may be in Syria, too. By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos • October 25, 2016 NEstudio /… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    The Transformation of War: The Rise of Private Contractors

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    In Somalia, U.S. Escalates a Shadow War

    Africa In Somalia, U.S. Escalates a Shadow War By MARK MAZZETTI, JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and ERIC SCHMITTOCT. 16, 2016 Photo Ugandan troops serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia in 2012.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Energy and conflict: Security outsourcing in the protection of critical energy infrastructures

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