Tag Archives: Outsourcing/Privatization

PMC 4.0: The Wagner Model

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PMC 4.0 The Wagner Model The Periphery Jun 14, 2026 Wagner soldiers in Bakhmut (credit: Photograph: Telegram @concordgroup_official/AFP/Getty) In 2014, great-power politics would return to Europe with vengeance. Russia’s deployment of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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PMC 3.0: The Blackwater Model

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PMC 3.0 The Blackwater Model The Periphery Jun 06, 2026 With the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the US would be shaken from its roaring 90s hangover to see a world that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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PMC 2.0: Part 1: The South African Model

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PMC 2.0 Part 1: The South African Model The Periphery May 31, 2026 The inciting incident of the Rwandan genocide was the assassination of Juvenal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira on April… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security

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OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security Peter W. G. Zhao Naval War College Review Winter 2024 Vol. 77, No. 1… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Guns for hire: the privatization of modern wars

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Guns for hire: the privatization of modern wars Maria Grazia Melchionni Guns for Hire Author: Marco Marsili Rivista di Studi Internazionali Ottobre-Dicembre 2023 Vol. 90, No. 4 571-588 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading →

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Corporate Hackers: Outsourcing US Cyber Capabilities

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Corporate Hackers: Outsourcing US Cyber Capabilities Charles W. Mahoney Strategic Studies Quarterly Spring 20121 Vol. 15. No. 1 (Spring) 61-89 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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Outsourcing Military and Security Functions

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Outsourcing Military and Security Functions Nigel D. White AJIL Unbound, 2021 Vol. 115 (2021) pp. 317-321 Cambridge University Prss You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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Projected Pelton PMSC Possibilities (PPPP): The Ghost of PMSC Future

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On June 15, 2026 I tasked GeminiAI to produce an estimate per below guidance: Using the writings of Robert Young Pelton draft an estimate of the role played by private military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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OUTSOURCING VIOLENCE: PARA-INSTITUTIONAL COERCIVE ACTORS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES’ REGIONAL ACTIVISM

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OUTSOURCING VIOLENCE: PARA-INSTITUTIONAL COERCIVE ACTORS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES’ REGIONAL ACTIVISM Noureddine Jebnoun The Arab Studies Journal Spring 2022, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 38-79 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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Privatization of War in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

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Privatization of War in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Counterterrorism Publication Terrorism Monitor Democratic Republic of the Congo Volume 24, Issue 8 05.01.2026 Brian G. Karamuka Privatization of War in Eastern… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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