Unpacking the Private Military Complex

David Isenberg

THE LECTERN AND THE LEDGER

"The future you're describing," Kessler said, "is one where rich countries fight through proxies, where nobody answerable to a voter ever pulls the trigger, and where peace and war blur…

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    1. SONS OF SINAI-/ ABNAA SINAI business profile
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    3. Dogs of war: Russia's corporate warriors in armed conflicts
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    1. The Running of the Bears: When Contractors Obstruct U.S. Foreign Policy
    2. State or Nonstate: The Wagner Group's Role in Contemporary Intrastate Conflicts Worldwide
    3. The Wagner Group in Africa: Legal Status and Accountability During Non-International Armed Conflicts
    4. Mercenary Ambiguities in Conflict Zones: A Critical Analysis of the Wagner Group in the Russia-Ukraine Context
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    1. Sanctioned Russian ship delivers armored vehicles to Mali
    2. A mercenary from Latvia was sentenced in the DPR
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    4. Mali: Russia’s ‘Africa Corps’ Airstrikes Kill Civilians
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    1. A mercenary from Latvia was sentenced in the DPR
    2. The Wagner Group in Africa: Legal Status and Accountability During Non-International Armed Conflicts
    3. Before compliance – ex-ante decision making in the design of military AI capabilities and the need to unravel the private technology sector’s role
    4. Outsourcing Military AI to Private Tech Companies Compared to Other Privatisation in Warfare, and Beyond: What’s New?
    5. The Privatisation of War and the International Law to Combat It
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    1. THE LECTERN AND THE LEDGER
    2. THE LAST HONEST MERCENARY
    3. Militarized surveillance — How outsourcing to private actors Is reshaping governance and accountability
    4. LAST ROUND AT THE HAY-ADAMS
    5. THE TERMINAL BRIEFING
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