Unpacking the Private Military Complex

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SEAN McFATE

the return of private force to international affairs signals a broader shift away from the…

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KATERI CARMOLA

Kateri Carmola is a political theorist whose principal scholarly contribution to the private military and…

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    1. Private Intelligence Firms Are Selling Dossiers on AI and Data Center Critics
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    4. KBR Defendants Agree to Settle Kickback and False Claims Allegations
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    3. DOGS OF WAR: Russia’s corporate warriors in armed conflicts
    4. The common defense: Challenging state authority and the citizen army through the privatization of force
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    1. Russia Allows Private Security Firms to Use Firearms to Counter Drone Attacks
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    3. Ukraine's intelligence identifies Filipino who died fighting for Russia
    4. Africa Corps Work at Libyan Air Bases Raises Concerns
    5. Alaudinov Says Foreign Mercenaries Fighting for Ukraine Should Not Return Home Alive
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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
    3. KBR Defendants Agree to Settle Kickback and False Claims Allegations
    4. Switzerland investigates 24 citizens suspected of participating in the conflict in Ukraine
    5. A new court case might hold Mali responsible for the mercenaries it invited in
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    1. EXPANDING CAPABILITIES TO COMBAT TRANSNATIONAL CYBER-ENABLED CRIME
    2. Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals
    3. SEAN McFATE
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    5. THE WEIGHT OF PAPER
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