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- 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
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Tag Archives: Control
Gunslingers on the High Seas: A Call for Regulation
Gunslingers on the High Seas: A Call for Regulation Dutton, Yvonne M. “Gunslingers on the High Seas: A Call for Regulation.” The Hamburg Lectures on Maritime Affairs 2011-2013. Springer Berlin Heidelberg,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. Cuts back its Watchdogs after Billions Lost and Billions More to be spent on Escalating Afghanistan War
U.S. Cuts back its Watchdogs after Billions Lost and Billions More to be spent on Escalating Afghanistan War Monday, May 04, 2015 John Sopko in Afghanistan (photo: SIGAR) The Obama administration… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Regulating private security sector in post conflict environments: why are we avoiding an elephant in the room?
Regulating private security sector in post conflict environments: why are we avoiding an elephant in the room? Ranito, Jovana Jezdimirovic You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Absence of Justice: Private Military Contractors, Sexual Assault, and the US Government’s Policy of Indifference, The
Absence of Justice: Private Military Contractors, Sexual Assault, and the US Government’s Policy of Indifference Snell, Angela U. Ill. L. Rev. (2011): 1125 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
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Inherently Governmental Functions: A Bright Line Rule Obscured by the Fog of War
June 30, 2014 Inherently Governmental Functions: A Bright Line Rule Obscured by the Fog of War By Roberts, Jess B Proquest LLC “The ‘fog of war’ still requires a direct line… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Are State Department Contractors Shortchanging Whistleblowers?
Are State Department Contractors Shortchanging Whistleblowers? By Charles S. Clark April 7, 2015 Lightspring / Shutterstock.com A review of 30 top State Department contractors found that they have ethics codes for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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G4S had recruitment ‘failings’
G4S had recruitment ‘failings’ Date published: 08 April 2015 ArmorGroup, the security firm which hired Danny Fitzsimons who shot dead two colleagues, had “systemic failings” in its recruitment process, its former… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Statement of the Chair of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries for the 4th session of the Open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider the possibility of elaborating an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies
Statement of the Chair of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries for the 4th session of the Open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider the possibility of elaborating an international… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Assessing State Jurisdiction and Industry Regulation over Private Maritime Security. An international and comparative regulatory review
Assessing State Jurisdiction and Industry Regulation over Private Maritime Security. An international and comparative regulatory review Permanent link http://hdl.handle.net/10037/7150 thesis.pdf (1.719Mb) SIMON WILLIAMS JUR-3910 Master of Laws Thesis MUNIN (PDF) Date … You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The International Regulation of Private Security Providers-A Brief Analysis
The International Regulation of Private Security Providers-A Brief Analysis János Kálmán Széchenyi István University of Applied Sciences – Faculty of Law and Political Sciences March 1, 2014 KÁLMÁN, János (ed.): Legal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading