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Category Archives: Outsourcing/Privatization
Outsourcing sustainability in US expeditionary operations: the contribution of private military and security industry in Phase IV Operations in Iraq 2003-2011
Outsourcing sustainability in US expeditionary operations: the contribution of private military and security industry in Phase IV Operations in Iraq 2003-2011 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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The Consequences of Outsourcing Military Support Functions
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Future Contracting for Availability
Future Contracting for Availability Descriptive Note : Conference Paper Corporate Author : Lockheed Martin Bethesda United States Personal Author(s) : Kratz,Lou ; Buckingham,Bradd Full Text : http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=AD1016754 Report Date : 30… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The underlying causes of military outsourcing in the USA and UK: bridging the persistent gap between ends, ways and means since the beginning of the Cold War
The underlying causes of military outsourcing in the USA and UK: bridging the persistent gap between ends, ways and means since the beginning of the Cold War Mark Erbel Pages 135-155… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Blackwater Founder Backs Outsourcing Afghan War-Fighting to Contractors
Blackwater Founder Backs Outsourcing Afghan War-Fighting to Contractors Morning Edition TweetShareGoogle+Email Listen Listening… Originally published on July 24, 2017 9:43 am Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. STEVE INSKEEP,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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We Need to Talk about the Militarisation of Conservation
We Need to Talk about the Militarisation of Conservation Since 2009, the rising levels of poaching of iconic species, particularly elephants and rhinos in Sub-Saharan Africa, have hit the headlines and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Could Trump Win Afghanistan Using Mercenaries?
Could Trump Win Afghanistan Using Mercenaries? July 18, 2017 By Richard C. Young A money man, an ambassador, a former SEAL, and a former Army policy advisor to the Joint Chiefs… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Trump & Mercenaries: Arguments For
Trump & Mercenaries: Arguments For By Michael LaBossiere The Trump regime seems to be seriously considering outsourcing the war in Afghanistan to mercenaries. The use of mercenaries, or contractors (as they… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon want to re-privatize the military. That would be a big mistake
Op-Ed Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon want to re-privatize the military. That would be a big mistake Soldiers rest between trainings in Fort Bragg, N.C. on March 22. (Shane Dunlap /… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Will Trump Privatize the Afghanistan War?
Will Trump Privatize the Afghanistan War? July 21, 2017 U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau Is the Trump administration going to hand over US peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan to private mercenaries?… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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