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- 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
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Contracting Out Security
Journal of Strategic Studies Volume 36, Issue 5, 2013 Contracting Out Security Thomas C. Bruneaua pages 638-665 Journal of Strategic Studies Volume 36, Issue 5, 2013 Abstract Private security companies (PSCs)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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I’ve Got Soul but I’m Not a Soldier
I’ve Got Soul but I’m Not a Soldier Author: Hawks, Alison St Antony’s International Review, Volume 9, Number 2, February 2014, pp. 71-88(18) Abstract: Post-9/11, the privatization of security witnessed an unprecedented… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Service denied: injured military contractors fight for compensation
Service denied: injured military contractors fight for compensation Author: Choi, Ann Abstract: During the Iraq and Afghanistan wars the U.S. government has relied heavily on military contracting companies and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Doppelgangers of the State: Private Security and Transferable Legitimacy
Doppelgangers of the State: Private Security and Transferable Legitimacy The final version can be found in the December 2014 issue of Politics & Policy Doppelgangers of the State: Private Security and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
An Eye-Opening Look At The Sudden Rise Of Private Armies
An Eye-Opening Look At The Sudden Rise Of Private Armies Andrew Liptak 4/01/15 4:16pm When you hear the name Blackwater, you think of gung-ho, well paid, trigger-happy military contractors who… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Privateers! Their History and Future
Fletcher Security Review Vol.2 no.1 Privateers! Their History and Future Alexander Tabarrok / Alex Nowrasteh 28 January 2015 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Fiji, the war in Iraq, and the privatisation of Pacific island security
Fiji, the war in Iraq, and the privatisation of Pacific island security “Fiji, the war in Iraq, and the privatisation of Pacific island security”, APSNet Policy Forum, April 06, 2006, http://nautilus.org/apsnet/0611a-maclellan-html/… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The social structure of the market for force
The social structure of the market for force Ulrich Petersohn University of Liverpool, Roxby Building, Liverpool L69 7ZT, UK. Email: U.Petersohn@liverpool.ac.uk Abstract Over the past two decades, governments have increasingly contracted… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Military & Security Companies: A Review Essay
Parameters Summer 2014 Private Contractors & Military Professionals Private Military & Security Companies: A Review Essay Birthe Anders Abstract: Research in private military and security companies has matured over the last… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Private Military Industrial Complex – Extending Conflict Duration and Quality – THe Cost of Using Private Military Contractors
University of Colorado, Boulder CU Scholar Undergraduate Honors Theses Honors Program Spring 2013 The Private Military Industrial Complex – Extending Conflict Duration and Quality – THe Cost of Using Private Military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading