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Supervision Without Vision: Risk Governance and PMSCs

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  Supervision Without Vision: Risk Governance and PMSCs Lucas Roorda URN:NBN:NL:UI:10-1-101428 Abstract In the past two decades, private military and security companies (PMSCs) have become important actors in the international sphere,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Anyone’s War: The Privatization of Violence

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Anyone’s War: The Privatization of Violence Apr 02, 2015 georgeu3 GSSR Forum, International Security, Military & Defense 0 A Blackwater Helicopter in Baghdad, Wikimedia Commons By Sebastian J. Bae   The brutal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Cry Havoc- Are Incompetent Private Military Companies Ruining the Defense Base Act?

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Why some private security and military companies succeed and others fail in taking over public tasks

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Why some private security and military companies succeed and others fail in taking over public tasks A  research  based  on  PMSCs  in  Puntland  and  Somaliland by Szabolcs Tam You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading →

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Can Self-Regulation Work? Lessons from the Private Security and Military Industry

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The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: Any Legal Limit?

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The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: Any Legal Limit? Authors: Sossai, Mirko1 mirko.sossai@uniroma3.it International Community Law Review. 2014, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p405-422. 18p.Document Terms:*PRIVATIZATION *PEACEKEEPING forces… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The UN guidelines on the use of armed guards: Recommendations for improvement

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Private Security Firms and the Influence of Corporate Structure on Conflict Outcomes: Evidence from the Second Iraq–US War

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Private Security Firms and the Influence of Corporate Structure on Conflict Outcomes: Evidence from the Second Iraq – US War Benjamin Tkach Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas August 23, 2013… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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IN THE COMPANY OF SOLDIERS PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES’IMPACT ON MILITARY EFFECTIVENESS AND THE DEMOCRATIC ADVANTAGE

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Wheeled Warriors Explaining Blackwater’s Unparalleled Record of Violence in Iraq

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