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Mercenaries at the movies: representations of soldiers of fortune in Mexico and the Congo in American and European cinema

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Mercenaries at the movies: representations of soldiers of fortune in Mexico and the Congo in American and European cinema Paul B. Rich Small Wars & Insurgencies 2022 33:1-2 224-249 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading →

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Ancient Greek Mercenaries: Facts Theories and New Perspectives

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Ancient Greek Mercenaries: Facts Theories and New Perspectives Daniel Gomez-Castro War & Society 2019 38:1 2-18 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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Do mercenaries perform better than states Evaluating the Wagner group’s impact on Central African Republic

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Do mercenaries perform better than states Evaluating the Wagner group’s impact on Central African Republic Ori Swed & Alessandro Arduino Small Wars & Insurgencies 2025 36:1 59-86 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … Continue reading →

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Buying Survival: Why Do Leaders Hire Mercenaries

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Buying Survival: Why Do Leaders Hire Mercenaries Leonardo Gentil-Fernandes, Kelly Morrison & Jacob Otto 2024 Security Studies 33:2 165-193 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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Contractors or robots? Future warfare between privatization and automation

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Contractors or robots? Future warfare between privatization and automation Antonio Calcara 2022 Small Wars & Insurgencies 33:1- 2 250-271 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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Artificial Intelligence: big data and autonomous systems along the belt and road: towards private security companies with Chinese characteristics?

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Artificial Intelligence: big data and autonomous systems along the belt and road: towards private security companies with Chinese characteristics? Peter Layton 2020 Small Wars & Insurgencies 31:4 874-897 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading →

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Market Opportunities and Political Responsibilities: The Difficult Development of Chinese Private Security Companies Abroad

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Market Opportunities and Political Responsibilities: The Difficult Development of Chinese Private Security Companies Abroad Andrea Ghiseli Armed Forces & Society 2020, vol. 46 (1) 25-45 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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China s private security companies and the protection of Chinese economic interests abroad

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China s private security companies and the protection of Chinese economic interests abroad   Jingdong Yuan 2022 Small Wars & Insurgencies 33:1-2 173-195 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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The Anti-Mercenary Norm and United Nations Use of Private Military and Security Companies From Norm Entrepreneurship to Organized Hypocrisy

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The Anti-Mercenary Norm and United Nations Use of Private Military and Security Companies From Norm Entrepreneurship to Organized Hypocrisy Oldrich Bures & Eugenio Cusumano (2021) International Peacekeeping 26:4 579-605 Published online… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Assessing Sandline International’s reputation as a private military company

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Assessing Sandline International’s reputation as a private military company Joseph Temple & Samantha Newbery 2026 Small Wars & Insurgencies 37:1 29-62 Published Online 14 Oct 2025 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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