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Similarities between British East India Company and contemporary private military companies
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
From Nationalization to Privatization The Case of the IDF
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
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
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
Warfare in a Box: Executive Outcomes and the making of the modern mercenary
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
Blackwater founder Erik Prince: Trump was ‘badly advised’ on Iran
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?
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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Private air defence takes off in Ukraine
Private air defence takes off in Ukraine By Anna Voitenko April 29, 20264:02 AM EDTUpdated April 30, 2026 Summary Private firms must be authorised by Defence Ministry and integrated into air… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Estimating the total annual value of the private security contracting industry.
Estimated total annual value of the private security contracting industry. Bottom Line: The Defensible Number: The true global conflict-zone private security market sits between $30 Billion and $75 Billion annually.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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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