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- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
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- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
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The U.N.’s mercenary problem
The U.N.’s mercenary problem By Thomas E. Ricks June 23, 2016 Last fall, a former mercenary with the South African firm Executive Outcomes published a comic book account of his involvement… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
United Nations Intervention in Civil Conflicts and the Utility of Private Military Security Companies
United Nations Intervention in Civil Conflicts and the Utility of Private Military Security Companies You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Addressing the accountability challenges of international policing in peace support operations
Addressing the accountability challenges of international policing in peace support operations You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Preliminary findings by the UN Working Group on the use mercenaries on his Mission to Ukraine
Preliminary findings by the UN Working Group on the use mercenaries on his Mission to Ukraine KYIV, UKRAINE (18 March 2016) Ms Olga Patricia Arias Barriga, member of the Working Group:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
UN Working Group on the use mercenaries Mission to European Union institutions: Preliminary findings
UN Working Group on the use mercenaries Mission to European Union institutions: Preliminary findings Brussels, Belgium (29 April 2016) The Working Group on the use of mercenaries, represented by Chairperson Ms.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Privatised Peacekeeping?
Privatised Peacekeeping? May 13, 2016 · by Deane-Peter Baker · in Militarisation, Peacekeeping Challenges and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). · Over 10 years ago, the Cathedral Peak Hotel, which nestles… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Towards the use of the private military companies in the United Nations Peacekeeping operations
Towards the use of the private military companies in the United Nations Peacekeeping operations You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Introduction: The Use of Private Military and Security Companies by the United Nations
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Ukraine / Foreign armed actors: UN expert group urges accountability for human rights violations
Ukraine / Foreign armed actors: UN expert group urges accountability for human rights violations Russian | Ukrainian KYIV / GENEVA (22 March 2016) The United Nations Working Group on mercenaries called… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ukraine: UN experts urge accountability for human rights violations by foreign fighters
Ukraine: UN experts urge accountability for human rights violations by foreign fighters Men from the village of Nikishine in Donetsk, Ukraine are covering the roof with UNHCR plastic sheet delivered by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading