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MBA’s Go to War: Competition in the Private Security Market and Conflict Outcomes Benjamin Tkach Texas A&M University (TAMU), Central Texas October 1, 2013 Abstract: Does competition shape private security firms’… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Clergy ask gov. to take prison from private company

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News Clergy ask gov. to take prison from private company The Meridian Star TERRI FERGUSON SMITH By Terri Ferguson Smith tsmith@themeridianstar.com 12 October 2014 In the wake of a lawsuit alleging… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Use of Private Contractors for Security

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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 →

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Let’s Get the Old Blackwater Team Back Together

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Let’s Get the Old Blackwater Team Back Together BY Justine Drennan OCTOBER 10, 2014 – 07:26 PM The former CEO of Blackwater thinks he knows how to defeat the Islamic State:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Eric Prince Is Right: Private Contractors Will Probably Join The Fight Against ISIS

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Eric Prince Is Right: Private Contractors Will Probably Join The Fight Against ISIS Armin Rosen Oct. 10, 2014, 3:38 PM APBlackwater found Erik Prince Eric Prince, founder of the controversial security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Ex-Blackwater Chief Urges Hired Guns to Take on ISIS

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Ex-Blackwater Chief Urges Hired Guns to Take on ISIS Mark Thompson @MarkThompson_DC 11:54 AM ET Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater Andrew Harre—Bloomberg/Getty Images If Obama won’t send in troops, he says,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Price of Privatizing War

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Posted: October 9, 2014 Theodore Kinni Theodore Kinni is senior editor for books at strategy+business. He also blogs at Reading, Writing re: Management. The Price of Privatizing War My experience with mercenaries extends… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Privatizing the struggle against Somali piracy

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Small Wars & Insurgencies Volume 24, Issue 1, 2013 Privatizing the struggle against Somali piracy Scott Fitzsimmonsa* pages 84-102 Abstract Pirate attacks against commercial vessels in the Western Indian Ocean and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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HUNGER GAMES

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HUNGER GAMES WPS: Defense & Security By Alexander Stepanov Versiya, No. 38, September 30 – October 06, 2013, p. 8 7 October 2013 (c) 2013 WPS Russian Media Monitoring Agency. EXPERIMENTS… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Chairman’s Column – Thoughts on Countering ISIS

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Africa Monitor fsgteam | October 6, 2014 Chairman’s Column – Thoughts on Countering ISIS Chairman’s Column As someone who spent many years operating in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other underdeveloped countries facing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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