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Occupation for Hire: Private Military Companies and their Role in Iraq

Occupation for Hire: Private Military Companies and their Role in Iraq Simons, David. RUSI Journal149.3 (Jun 2004): 68-71. Abstract (summary) Simons examines the role of private military companies and private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Joery Matthys. Private Security Companies and Private Military Companies: A Comparative and Economical Analysis

Author(s): Martijn Mos Source: Journal of International and Global Studies. 2.1 (Nov. 2010): p149. Document Type: Book review Full Text: Joery Matthys. Private Security Companies and Private Military Companies: A Comparative… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private Military Companies: The New Condottieri

Private Military Companies: The New Condottieri Fulloon, Mark. Social Alternatives32.1 (2013): 49-52. Abstract (summary) This article examines the current role of Private Military Companies (PMCs) which have a growing profile in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The British East India Company 1600-1858: A model of transition management for the modern global corporation

The British East India Company 1600-1858: A model of transition management for the modern global corporation Roukis, George S. The Journal of Management Development23.10 (2004): 938-948. Abstract (summary) This paper focuses… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Overseas Trade and the Decline of Privateering

Overseas Trade and the Decline of Privateering Hillmann, Henning; Gathmann, Christina. The Journal of Economic History71.3 (Sep 2011): 730-761. Abstract (summary) Using a novel data set on 2,483 British privateering cruises,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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LLMITATIONS OF THE CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING FRAMEWORK: FINDING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO POLICE FOREIGN SUBCONTRACTORS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

LLMITATIONS OF THE CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING FRAMEWORK: FINDING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO POLICE FOREIGN SUBCONTRACTORS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN TyIer, Carissa N. Public Contract Law Journal41.2 (Winter 2012): 453-472. Abstract (summary) According to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The State’s Enforcement Monopoly and the Private Protection of Property

The State’s Enforcement Monopoly and the Private Protection of Property/Comment Grechenig, Kristoffel; Kolmar, Martin; Muehlheusser, Gerd. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics170.1 (Mar 2014): 5-26. The modern state has monopolized the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The applicability of the concept of mercenary on military and security international companies under the rules of international law

The applicability of the concept of mercenary on military and security international companies under the rules of international law Author(s): Ayman Abdel bari Abuel-Haj and Ali Ahmad AL- Zu ‘bi Source:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Responsibility for premeditated mercenary murder or contract killing

Source: European Scientific Journal. 1 SE (Dec. 1, 2013): p464. Responsibility for premeditated mercenary murder or contract killing Ioseb Mamestsarashvili Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2013 European Scientific Institute http://lemoigne.web.cern.ch/lemoigne/esi.html Abstract: Mercenary is very… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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US Government Outsourcing, the Private Military Industry, and Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Case Study in Conflict Contracting

Title: US Government Outsourcing, the Private Military Industry, and Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Case Study in Conflict Contracting Authors: Halpin, Allison Ann Advisors: Hanley, Eric Commitee Members: Wert, Hal Obadare, Ebenezer… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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