Unpacking the Private Military Complex

David Isenberg

THE LICENSE TO FIGHT

Marchenko tapped his pen against the folder. “Colleagues, the President has instructed us to produce a framework consistent with the Constitution, our defense and intelligence legislation, and the Geneva Conventions.…

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    3. Neoliberal Governmentality A Poststructuralist Analysis of Military and Security Services Privatization Post-Cold War
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