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- 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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Tag Archives: Africa
How Putin’s favorite mercenaries are using secretive operations to tip the balance in Africa
How Putin’s favorite mercenaries are using secretive operations to tip the balance in Africa Stavros Atlamazoglou Sep 9, 2020, 11:45 AM An improvised explosive device found in Tripoli, Libya, a weapon… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Erik Prince turns increasingly towards Africa
Erik Prince turns increasingly towards Africa The founder of Frontier Services Group (FSG) Erik Prince. ©JEENAH MOON/Reuters Frontier Services Group, the private security company headed by former American special forces officer… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘Many dead’ in fourth raid on Mozambique’s Mocimboa da Praia
‘Many dead’ in fourth raid on Mozambique’s Mocimboa da Praia By Peter Fabricius• 28 June 2020 A large group of insurgents — presumed to be from the Isis-affiliated Al Sunnah wa Jama’ah… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Role of Russian Private Military Contractors in Africa
The Role of Russian Private Military Contractors in Africa It is no secret that Moscow is increasingly utilizing so-called “private military contractors” (PMCs) to pursue foreign policy objectives across the globe,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private U.S. Contractors Part of the ‘Kill Chain’ in East Africa Anti-Terrorist Operations
Private U.S. Contractors Part of the ‘Kill Chain’ in East Africa Anti-Terrorist Operations A U.S. surveillance plane that supports airstrikes in Somalia. Credit: Lee Barton by Kira Zalan and Emmanuel Freudenthal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Sudanese Janjaweed militia heads toward Libya’s Sirte as military buildup continues
Sudanese Janjaweed militia heads toward Libya’s Sirte as military buildup continues by DAILY SABAH ANKARA Politics Aug 11, 202012:37 pm GMT+3 Libyan Army forces fire during a fight with putschist Gen.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Trade Data Reveal Shipments to Sudanese Mining Company Linked to Russian Paramilitary Group
Trade Data Reveal Shipments to Sudanese Mining Company Linked to Russian Paramilitary Group Written by Sheyda Mainzer August 6, 2020 A recently sanctioned Sudanese mining company linked to a prominent Russian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The terrorist and the mercenary: Private warriors against Nigeria’s Boko Haram
The terrorist and the mercenary: Private warriors against Nigeria’s Boko Haram Antonino Adamo Received 17 Jan 2018, Accepted 16 Jan 2020, Published online: 05 Aug 2020 ABSTRACT This article analyses the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
“Flee! The White Giants Are Coming!”: The United States, the Mercenaries, and the Congo, 1964–65
“Flee! The White Giants Are Coming!”: The United States, the Mercenaries, and the Congo, 1964–65 On 14 August 1964, Carl Rowan, the prominent black journalist who was then the director of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
“Surveillance of the Surveillers”: Regulation of the Private Security Industry in South Africa and Kenya
“Surveillance of the Surveillers”: Regulation of the Private Security Industry in South Africa and Kenya You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe