Unpacking the Private Military Complex

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THE WEIGHT OF PAPER

states. What changed after 1648, and more decisively in the nineteenth century, was not the practice of private force. It was the normative claim that the state should hold a…

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    2. Peru has acknowledged the deaths of its citizens in the war against Ukraine
    3. Ukraine says captured Iraqi fighters serving in Russian army
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    1. Ensuring Accountability and Remedy for Victims of Mercenarism: Colombia at an Inflection Point
    2. Union Sues TSA Over Secret Plan to Privatize Security
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