Erik Prince: Private sector can help with mass deportations

Erik Prince: Private sector can help with mass deportations Prince denies ‘private army’ plan for migrant deportation He calls proposal a logistics solution for mass removals Says mass deportations require private…

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Trump allies circulate mass deportation plan calling for ‘processing camps’ and a private citizen ‘army’

Trump allies circulate mass deportation plan calling for ‘processing camps’ and a private citizen ‘army’ The group, led by Blackwater veteran Erik Prince, has close Trump ties. Mexican immigration officials and…

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The Corporate War Dead Swed et al

The Corporate War Dead Swed et al sociology political sociologyprivate military companiesprivate securitysecuritysociology of work Ori Swed Abstract From an obscure sector synonymous with mercenaryism, the private military and security industry…

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Private Military and Security Companies as a Legacy of War: Lessons Learned From the Former Yugoslavia

Private Military and Security Companies as a Legacy of War: Lessons Learned From the Former Yugoslavia Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2024 Jelena Aparac[Opens in a new window] The…

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Contracting Blowback?: The Use of Violence by Private Security Companies and Insurgents during the Iraq War

Contracting Blowback?: The Use of Violence by Private Security Companies and Insurgents during the Iraq War Scott Fitzsimmons Pages 78-97 | Received 03 Jul 2019, Accepted 22 Dec 2019, Published online: 10 Feb 2020 Abstract …

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Military Coups and Democratisation in Africa: Rethinking the Role of Foreign Military Actors

Military Coups and Democratisation in Africa: Rethinking the Role of Foreign Military Actors  Chapter First Online: 17 May 2024 pp 177–201 Cite this chapter The Resurgence of Military Coups and Democratic Relapse…

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The PMC That is Neither Private Nor a Company: How the Wagner Group Revolutionized Russia’s Quasi-PMC Model

The PMC That is Neither Private Nor a Company: How the Wagner Group Revolutionized Russia’s Quasi-PMC Model Olson, Timothy J. 2024-05-02 View/Open Olson, Timothy_Capstone Essay.pdf (30.2MB PDF) Thesis Document Abstract While…

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Africa Faces the Unintended Consequences of Relying on Russian PMCs

Africa Faces the Unintended Consequences of Relying on Russian PMCs 30 May 2024 Bottom Line Contracting Russian private military companies, whether Wagner or its successor organization, the Africa Corps, is likely…

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Wagner Group: Comparing and contextualizing the Russian monster

Wagner Group: Comparing and contextualizing the Russian monster Christopher Spearin Pages 153-163 | Published online: 18 Apr 2024 Abstract  Though the same descriptors have been applied to Wagner Group and US/Western…

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Media Review: Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy

Media Review: Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy Iain Munro  View all authors and affiliations Based on: Provost Claire and Kennard Matt Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy London: Bloomsbury, 2023. 296 pp.…

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