Unpacking the Private Military Complex

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    Companies

    1. Hua Xin Zhong An (HXZA)
    2. From Drones to Data: Private Contractors and Cyber Mercenaries
    3. Guns for hire: Should private military companies take on organized crime?
    4. Private security firm helping Americans evacuate the Middle East amid war with Iran
    5. Swarmer Publishes Letter From Its Chairman Erik Prince, Outlining Strategy
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    Academic

    1. Russian Commercial Warriors on the Battlefield
    2. The rise and fall of the Wagner Group: Russia is seeking control over its ‘private’ military companies
    3. Justifications: Does Wagner Group Africa Corps Meet the Criteria for Designation
    4. Back to the Shadows: Russia’s African Security Engagements Since Prigozhin
    5. Mercenaries at the movies: representations of soldiers of fortune in Mexico and the Congo in American and European cinema
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    Russia

    1. Malicious markets: Mapping the violent criminal ecosystem in the Central african Republic
    2. Russian Mercenaries Profiting From Central African Republic’s Conflict Economy, New Report Reveals
    3. Russia is spreading new fakes about “Ukrainian mercenaries” in Africa: what goals does the Kremlin pursue?
    4. The Russian Federation's African Corps deployed 200 troops to regain control of the city of Anefis in Mali
    5. Convoy carrying Russian Africa Corps fighters ambushed in Northern Mali
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    Legal

    1. Regulating Private Warfare: Addressing The Legal Loopholes Of PMSCs
    2. Court to consider protection of military contractors from certain suits
    3. Military contractors no longer have ‘immunity’ to lawsuits brought by troops
    4. Tunisian mercenary sentenced to 55 years for fighting in Syria
    5. ICE Profiteer Claims It Cannot Be Sued
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    Outsourcing/Privatization

    1. Profit Over Protection: The U.S. Intelligence Community’s Over-Reliance on Private Contractors
    2. From Drones to Data: Private Contractors and Cyber Mercenaries
    3. Guns for hire: Should private military companies take on organized crime?
    4. How ICE Is Outsourcing Mass Deportations
    5. Gulf states turn to private foreign military specialists amid Iran attacks
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