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    The Consequences of Privatizing Security

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    The Consequences of Privatizing Security 11 November 2013 By Linn Kristin Klausen Controversy over private security companies sparked late last month in Malaysia as the country experienced two armed robberies by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    War by Contract. The Scope, Drivers and Implications of Military Privatisation

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    MBA’s Go to War: Competition in the Private Security Market and Conflict Outcomes Benjamin Tkach Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas October 1, 2013 Abstract: Does competition shape private security firms’… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Clergy ask gov. to take prison from private company

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    News Clergy ask gov. to take prison from private company The Meridian Star TERRI FERGUSON SMITH By Terri Ferguson Smith tsmith@themeridianstar.com 12 October 2014 In the wake of a lawsuit alleging… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Use of Private Contractors for Security

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    The Opinion Pages | LETTERS The Use of Private Contractors for Security OCT. 12, 2014 To the Editor: Re “A Perilous Dependence on Contractors,” by Ann Hagedorn (Op-Ed, Oct. 3): The remedy is not… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Let’s Get the Old Blackwater Team Back Together

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    Let’s Get the Old Blackwater Team Back Together BY Justine Drennan OCTOBER 10, 2014 – 07:26 PM The former CEO of Blackwater thinks he knows how to defeat the Islamic State:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Eric Prince Is Right: Private Contractors Will Probably Join The Fight Against ISIS

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    Eric Prince Is Right: Private Contractors Will Probably Join The Fight Against ISIS Armin Rosen Oct. 10, 2014, 3:38 PM APBlackwater found Erik Prince Eric Prince, founder of the controversial security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Ex-Blackwater Chief Urges Hired Guns to Take on ISIS

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    Ex-Blackwater Chief Urges Hired Guns to Take on ISIS Mark Thompson @MarkThompson_DC 11:54 AM ET Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater Andrew Harre—Bloomberg/Getty Images If Obama won’t send in troops, he says,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Price of Privatizing War

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    Posted: October 9, 2014 Theodore Kinni Theodore Kinni is senior editor for books at strategy+business. He also blogs at Reading, Writing re: Management. The Price of Privatizing War My experience with mercenaries extends… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Privatizing the struggle against Somali piracy

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    Small Wars & Insurgencies Volume 24, Issue 1, 2013 Privatizing the struggle against Somali piracy Scott Fitzsimmonsa* pages 84-102 Abstract Pirate attacks against commercial vessels in the Western Indian Ocean and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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