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The Afghanistan’s War Legacy: The Reimagining of the Outsourcing of War and Security
The Afghanistan’s War Legacy: The Reimagining of the Outsourcing of War and Security Armed forces & Society 2023, Vol. 49(4), 1027-1034 Ori Swed You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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No Accounting for Bad Contracting Private Military and Security Contracts and Ineffective Regulation in Conflict Areas
No Accounting for Bad Contracting Private Military and Security Contracts and Ineffective Regulation in Conflict Areas Studies in International Comparative Development (2022) 57:1-27 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Status of Private Military Companies Personnel under IHL: Implications for Prosecuting Members of the Wagner Group in Ukraine
Status of Private Military Companies Personnel under IHL: Implications for Prosecuting Members of the Wagner Group in Ukraine 14.11.23 | 0 Comments [Esti Tambay is a Strategic Litigation Officer at the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries on the Battlefield: What Legal Advisors Must Know
Mercenaries on the Battlefield: What Legal Advisors Must Know by Jeffrey S. Thurnher | Dec 2, 2020 Mercenaries … are useless and dangerous. And if a prince holds on to his… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private military contractors financial experiences and incentives (Full Text)
Private military contractors financial experiences and incentives (Full Text) Caroline Batka, Molly Dunigan & Rachel Burns Defense & Security Analysis, 2020 36:2, pp. 161-179 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Mercenarism, norms and market exchange Reassembling the private military labour market
Mercenarism, norms and market exchange Reassembling the private military labour market Adam White International Sociology 2018, Vol. 33(4), 523-540 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
SOFs and PMSCs: Factors of Stability and Change
SOFs and PMSCs: Factors of Stability and Change Mirko Tasic Journal of Strategic Security 2025, Vol. 18. No. 3 pp. 299 -319 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security
OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security Peter W. G. Zhao Naval War College Review Winter 2024 Vol. 77, No. 1… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Guns for hire: the privatization of modern wars
Guns for hire: the privatization of modern wars Maria Grazia Melchionni Guns for Hire Author: Marco Marsili Rivista di Studi Internazionali Ottobre-Dicembre 2023 Vol. 90, No. 4 571-588 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading
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BLACK CAT IN A DARK ROOM: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S WAGNER GROUP IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND MALI
BLACK CAT IN A DARK ROOM: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S WAGNER GROUP IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND MALI Marco Mussa and Matvej Dubianskij Journal of International Affairs Spring/Summer 2023… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading