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    G4S Fiasco ‘Has Denied Sensible Outsourcing Debate’

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    G4S Fiasco ‘Has Denied Sensible Outsourcing Debate’ Debacle over Olympic staffing means option has effectively been removed from the table, say academics. Date – 7th February 2013 Courtesy of – Cliff… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    MoD criticized for procurement plans

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    MoD criticized for procurement plans Strategic Sourceror on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) is taking serious criticism for its assumed plans to begin outsourcing responsibility for the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Part Three: Bechtel and the Y-12 security breach

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    Part Three: Bechtel and the Y-12 security breach By Robert Lee Maril and Rachael Lee Published 25 January 2013 With an annual security budget of $150 million, the Y-12 Nuclear Complex… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Are Private Military Firms The Answer To The Expanding Global Crisis?

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    International Business & Economics Research Journal February 2011 Are Private Military Firms The Answer To The Expanding Global Crisis? Neil, Benjamin A; Neil, Pg. 13 Vol. 10 No. 2 For the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Pentagon’s ‘Cyber-Security’ Unit Is About Everything Except Defense

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    Pentagon’s ‘Cyber-Security’ Unit Is About Everything Except Defense By Glenn Greenwald, Guardian UK 29 January 13 Cyber-threats are the new pretext to justify expansion of power and profit for the public-private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Hagel’s written confirmation testimony response on PMSC Questions

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    Hagel’s written confirmation testimony response on PMSC Questions So what does prospective U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel think about using private military and security contractors? On January 31 he testifies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Police forces scrap G4S contract

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    Police forces scrap G4S contract Raymond Brown   Sir Graham Bright Controversial plans to outsource some police services to G4S have been ditched. The decision came following a crunch meeting tonight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Danger On The High (PM)C’s

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    Danger On The High (PM)C’s by Jill Sargent Russell on 24 January 2013 A piece last week on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today Programme’* on a critical development in military affairs was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The ‘responsibility to respect’: time to look beyond the nation-state?

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    The ‘responsibility to respect’: time to look beyond the nation-state? Elise Rietveld 24 January 2013 Subjects: When it comes to R2P are the institutions designed some 60 years ago still the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Realism and Non-State Actors Revisited

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    Realism and Non-State Actors Revisited By Evan Laksmana on January 22, 2013 … Similarly, Neoclassical Realism also provides analytical space for emerging “gray-zone” NGOs like private security companies (PSCs). In this… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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