Categories
Archives
The Book That Started It All
-
Isenberg Video
- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
Recent Comments
- Joseph Burwell on Former student blasts military school for private defense contractors
- Gomes Castro on Families of slain and injured sue Ericsson over claims it funded Middle East terror
- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Tag Archives: Control
Blackwater guilty verdict long overdue
Opinion Khalid Mohammed / AP Blackwater guilty verdict long overdue Despite convictions, accountability gaps remain for security contractors October 22, 2014 1:30AM ET by Lauren Carasik Seven years after Blackwater contractors… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Casualties, Companies, Control, Legal
Tagged Casualties, Companies, Control, Iraq, Legal
Leave a comment
Watchdog Suggests Review of Major Contractor
U.S. News: Watchdog Suggests Review of Major Contractor The Wall Street Journal By Dion Nissenbaum 21 October 2014 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Monday made a rare recommendation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Tagged Companies, Contracts, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Leave a comment
THE REGULATION OF PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY CONTRACTORS
THE REGULATION OF PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY CONTRACTORS Clapham, Andrew; Zellweger, Valentin. American Society of International Law. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting. (Apr 3-Apr 6, 2013). Abstract (summary) The panelists explained… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Serco faces $680,000 hit in fines
Serco faces $680,000 hit in fines Phoebe Wearne and Daniel Emerson The West Australian October 16, 2014, 5:41 aml The West Australian WA’s private prison operator Serco is facing fines of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Companies and Combat Operations: Regulating Private Military Companies After the War on Terror
Companies and Combat Operations: Regulating Private Military Companies After the War on Terror Uploaded by Sara Mc Guire Abstract: The privatization of warfare has led to increasing state reliance on private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Framework to Private Military and Security Contractors: The International Regulation of PMSC Compliance With Human Rights Objectives
Forthcoming Framework to Private Military and Security Contractors: The International Regulation of PMSC Compliance With Human Rights Objectives Uploaded by Sara Mc Guire Abstract: Private military companies are a ubiquitous facet… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Private Arming of Merchant Shipping – an Emerging Transnational Norm?
The Private Arming of Merchant Shipping – an Emerging Transnational Norm? You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
International and Comparative Regulation of Private Maritime Security Companies Employed in Counter-Piracy
International and Comparative Regulation of Private Maritime Security Companies Employed in Counter-Piracy James Kraska Stockton Center for the Study of International Law; University of Virginia School of Law, Center for Oceans… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Security Firms and the Influence of Corporate Structure on Conflict Outcomes: Evidence from the Second Iraq – US War Benjamin Tkach Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas August 23, 2013… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Use of Private Contractors for Security
The Opinion Pages | LETTERS The Use of Private Contractors for Security OCT. 12, 2014 To the Editor: Re “A Perilous Dependence on Contractors,” by Ann Hagedorn (Op-Ed, Oct. 3): The remedy is not… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Control, Outsourcing/Privatization
Tagged Control, Outsourcing/Privatization
Leave a comment