Tag Archives: Outsourcing/Privatization

THE GREEN ZONE LEDGER

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And once again, for the hat trick, time for something different, i.e., another story. The following is fictional. Let me say that again; this is FICTION. But if it reminds you… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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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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Selling security to Africa: private military and security companies PMSCs and the fate of African intrastate security

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Selling security to Africa: private military and security companies PMSCs and the fate of African intrastate security Thomas Ameyaw-Brobbey & Vladimir Antwi-Danso 2024 Small Wars & Insurgencies 35:6, 1050-1078 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here … Continue reading →

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Similarities between British East India Company and contemporary private military companies

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Similarities between British East India Company and contemporary private military companies Initial analysis run on Grok AI on July 4, 2026. Fact checks run on Perplexity AI (with two follow up… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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From Nationalization to Privatization The Case of the IDF

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From Nationalization to Privatization The Case of the IDF Gus Seidman Armed Forces & Society 2010 36(4) 716-749     You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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Contractors in Iraq Exploited Class or Exclusive Club

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Contractors in Iraq Exploited Class or Exclusive Club Ori Swed and Daniel Burland Armed Forces & Society 2022 Vol. 48 (1) 3-24   Corporate privatization of security has generated a neoliberal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The FT just bigged up warlord Erik Prince without blinking an eye

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The FT just bigged up warlord Erik Prince without blinking an eye by The Canary 29 June 2026 in Analysis, Global Reading Time: 4 mins read The Financial Times just ran… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Warfare in a Box: Executive Outcomes and the making of the modern mercenary

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Benjamin Fogel no. 83 April 2026 Warfare in a Box Executive Outcomes and the making of the modern mercenary Mercenaries have become an inescapable part of today’s landscape of conflict and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Blackwater founder Erik Prince: Trump was ‘badly advised’ on Iran

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Blackwater founder Erik Prince: Trump was ‘badly advised’ on Iran The mercenary-in-chief on facing public anger — and the role that private contractors will play in the future of war ©… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The European Union’s use of contractors in security and defence blazing its own path of institutional change?

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The European Union’s use of contractors in security and defence blazing its own path of institutional change? Caroline Batka & Jozef Batora (2025) European Security 34:2, pp. 171-190 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading →

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