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SOUTH AFRICAN PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS ACTIVE IN ARMED CONFLICTS: CITIZENSHIP, PROSECUTION AND THE RIGHT TO WORK

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S BOSCH AND M MARITZ      PER / PELJ 2011(14)7 71 / 261 SOUTH AFRICAN PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS ACTIVE IN ARMED CONFLICTS: CITIZENSHIP, PROSECUTION AND THE RIGHT TO WORK S Bosch and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Role of Private Military and Security Companies in Modern Warfare: Impacts on Human Rights

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The Role of Private Military and Security Companies in Modern Warfare Impacts on Human Rights by Jose L. Gómez del Prado Global Research, August 11, 2012 The Brown Journal of World… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Comparing Compensation for Federal and Private-Sector Workers: An Overview

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Comparing Compensation for Federal and Private-Sector Workers: An Overview David H. Bradley, Specialist in Labor Economics July 30, 2012 Congressional Research Service 7-5700, R42636 Summary Recently there has been significant congressional… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Contract Spending by the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development

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Contract Spending by the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development By David J. Berteau, Guy Ben-Ari, Gregory Sanders, Priscilla Hermann, David Morrow Contributor: Jesse Ellman, Sneha Raghavan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Book review – Victory for Hire: Private Security Companies’ Impact on Military Effectiveness

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Book Review: Victory for Hire: Private Security Companies’ Impact on Military Effectiveness By Molly Dunigan Stanford University Press, 2011 256 pp., $24.95 ISBN: 978–080477–459–8 Reviewed by T.X. Hammes In his January… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Briefing Paper: The Defence Materiel Strategy and the GOCO Proposal for Abbey Wood

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Briefing Paper: The Defence Materiel Strategy and the GOCO Proposal for Abbey Wood The plan for letting the private sector run Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) as a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Sustaining the UK’s Defence Effort: Contractor Support to Operations Market Dynamics

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Sustaining the UK’s Defence Effort: Contractor Support to Operations Market Dynamics Contractor support to operations (CSO) has become an essential component of the ability to both deploy and sustain the UK’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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RUSI: U.K.’s Procurement Privatization Plan ‘Dubious’

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RUSI: U.K.’s Procurement Privatization Plan ‘Dubious’ Jul. 26, 2012 – 07:01PM By ANDREW CHUTER LONDON — A government plan to hand over the running of Britain’s defense procurement and support effort… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Promoting the Concept of ‘UK plc’: A Public-Private Sector Olympic Challenge

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Promoting the Concept of ‘UK plc’: A Public-Private Sector Olympic Challenge Apr 2012, Vol. 157, No. 2 By Valentina Soria The London 2012 Olympics are the catalyst for a renewed effort… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Privatisation of Defence and Security: Risks and Opportunities

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Liberal Emphasis 40, July-August-September 2009. The Privatisation of Defence and Security: Risks and Opportunities by Nikolaos Tzifakis Introduction Over the past years, several states and international organisations have increasingly been entrusting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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