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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Tag Archives: Academic
Russian Commercial Warriors on the Battlefield
Russian Commercial Warriors on the Battlefield Thijs Cremers and Han Bouwmeester Book Title: Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War Book Editors: Maarten Rothman, Lenneke Peperkamp, Sebastiaan Rietjens Leiden University Press 2024 You must be logged in to view this content. Click … Continue reading
The rise and fall of the Wagner Group: Russia is seeking control over its ‘private’ military companies
The rise and fall of the Wagner Group: Russia is seeking control over its ‘private’ military companies Karen Philippa Larsen Danish Institute for International Studies 2025 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … Continue reading
Justifications: Does Wagner Group Africa Corps Meet the Criteria for Designation
Justifications: Does Wagner Group Africa Corps Meet the Criteria for Designation Report Title: Justifications, (Dis)Advantages and Implications of Designating Proxy Actors: The Case of the Wagner Group/Africa Corps By Tanya Mehra… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Back to the Shadows: Russia’s African Security Engagements Since Prigozhin
Back to the Shadows: Russia’s African Security Engagements Since Prigozhin Ivan U Klyszcz South African Institute of International Affairs 2026 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Mercenaries at the movies: representations of soldiers of fortune in Mexico and the Congo in American and European cinema
Mercenaries at the movies: representations of soldiers of fortune in Mexico and the Congo in American and European cinema Paul B. Rich Small Wars & Insurgencies 2022 33:1-2 224-249 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Africa, Europe, Mercenaries, Pop Culture
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Ancient Greek Mercenaries: Facts Theories and New Perspectives
Ancient Greek Mercenaries: Facts Theories and New Perspectives Daniel Gomez-Castro War & Society 2019 38:1 2-18 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Do mercenaries perform better than states Evaluating the Wagner group’s impact on Central African Republic
Do mercenaries perform better than states Evaluating the Wagner group’s impact on Central African Republic Ori Swed & Alessandro Arduino Small Wars & Insurgencies 2025 36:1 59-86 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … Continue reading
Buying Survival: Why Do Leaders Hire Mercenaries
Buying Survival: Why Do Leaders Hire Mercenaries Leonardo Gentil-Fernandes, Kelly Morrison & Jacob Otto 2024 Security Studies 33:2 165-193 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Contractors or robots? Future warfare between privatization and automation
Contractors or robots? Future warfare between privatization and automation Antonio Calcara 2022 Small Wars & Insurgencies 33:1- 2 250-271 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Artificial Intelligence: big data and autonomous systems along the belt and road: towards private security companies with Chinese characteristics?
Artificial Intelligence: big data and autonomous systems along the belt and road: towards private security companies with Chinese characteristics? Peter Layton 2020 Small Wars & Insurgencies 31:4 874-897 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading