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Beyond the ‘mercenary’ label: Why international law is failing to regulate modern private armies
Beyond the ‘mercenary’ label: Why international law is failing to regulate modern private armies Defence-in-Depth Oluwaseyi Mike Bamigboye & Christopher Kinsey 13 March 2026 Showcasing sustainable innovation at the Net Zero… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries, Private Security, and the Civilian Cost of Outsourced Coercion
Mercenaries, Private Security, and the Civilian Cost of Outsourced Coercion May 12, 2026 by Oluwaseyi Mike Bamigboye Leave a Comment While states still use military force in pursuit of national interests,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Corporations in the Crosshairs: Commercial Actors, Conflict Escalation, and Crisis Simulation
Corporations in the Crosshairs: Commercial Actors, Conflict Escalation, and Crisis Simulation Erik Lin-Greenberg https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3627-9181 eriklg@mit.edu, Benjamin Norwood Harris https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1895-1205, and Daniel Cebul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7532-227XView all authors and affiliations Volume 57, Issue 2… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Assessing Sandline International’s reputation as a private military company
Assessing Sandline International’s reputation as a private military company Joseph Temple & Samantha Newbery Received 06 Feb 2025, Accepted 02 Oct 2025, Published online: 14 Oct 2025 Cite this article https://doi.org/10.1080/09592318.2025.2572593… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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From Lenin to the Narcos: Manwaring’s Lessons on Political War in the Age of Paramilitaries
Book Reviews| El Centro| The Latest From Lenin to the Narcos: Manwaring’s Lessons on Political War in the Age of Paramilitaries by Matthew P. Arsenault 12.05.2025 at 06:00am Gangs, Pseudo-Militaries, and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Postdoctoral position in Evaluating International, Regional, and National Courts and Tribunals as Routes to Accountability for Victims of Mercenarism at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)
Postdoctoral position in Evaluating International, Regional, and National Courts and Tribunals as Routes to Accountability for Victims of Mercenarism at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Applications are invited… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Globalizing Security, Securing Globalization? Privatization, Commodification and the ‘New’ Terrorist Threat
Globalizing Security, Securing Globalization? Privatization, Commodification and the ‘New’ Terrorist Threat You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Private Military Companies: Wagner Group as a Model By Houssam Mhanna visibility description 12 Pages 2024, Private Military Companies: Wagner Group as a Model Political Sociology, International Relations, Private International Law,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Prigozhin’s Wagner Myth percolating the Great Firewall of China
Research Article Prigozhin’s Wagner Myth percolating the Great Firewall of China Alessandro Arduino & Rong Yuan Published online: 31 Jul 2025 Full Article Figures & data Citations Metrics Reprints & Permissions… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Uneven Battlefield: How Private Military Companies Impact the Armed Forces They Support
The Uneven Battlefield: How Private Military Companies Impact the Armed Forces They Support Alex Cann PhD Counterterrorism & National Security |Security Sector Governance I Strategic Leadership | Corporate Security | Author… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading