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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- 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: United Nations
The Use of Private Force by the United Nations to Coercively Prevent or Halt Gross Violations of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Doctrine
The Use of Private Force by the United Nations to Coercively Prevent or Halt Gross Violations of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Doctrine Author: Morgan Riley1 Source: Global Responsibility to Protect, Volume… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: Any Legal Limit?
The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: Any Legal Limit? Authors: Sossai, Mirko1 mirko.sossai@uniroma3.it International Community Law Review. 2014, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p405-422. 18p.Document Terms:*PRIVATIZATION *PEACEKEEPING forces… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The UN guidelines on the use of armed guards: Recommendations for improvement
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AAR Awarded Contract for Airlift Charter Services with UN
AAR Awarded Contract for Airlift Charter Services with UN News Staff posted on March 19, 2015 19:38 (Wood Dale, Ill., March 19, 2015) – AAR (NYSE: AIR) announces that AAR Airlift… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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For a fistful of dollars: it is a fact that no one has been denying
For a fistful of dollars: it is a fact that no one has been denying: the United Nations interacts with mercenaries, although they are carefully re-named “private military companies” so as… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ask a Senior Analyst — David Isenberg
Ask a Senior Analyst — David Isenberg Posted on February 16, 2015 in Ask a Senior Analyst Wikistrat’s Facebook and Twitter followers recently engaged in a 24-hour exclusive Q&A session with one of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Military and Security Companies in UN Missions
Private Military and Security Companies in UN Missions Authors: Malamud, Marina Source: Peace Review. Oct-Dec2014, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p571-577. 7p. Abstract: The article reports on the grounds and paradoxes of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Military and Security Companies in UN Missions
Private Military and Security Companies in UN Missions by Malamud, Marina Peace Review. Oct-Dec2014, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p571-577 Abstract: The article reports on the grounds and paradoxes of the role… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Introduction: The Use of Private Military and Security Companies by the United Nations
Introduction: The Use of Private Military and Security Companies by the United Nations. Authors: Karska, Elżbieta1 esocha@poczta.onet.pl Karski, Karol2 kkarski@poczta.onet.pl Source: International Community Law Review. 2014, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p399-404.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Private Military and Security Companies in UN Missions
Private Military and Security Companies in UN Missions Authors: Malamud, Marina Source: Peace Review. Oct-Dec2014, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p571-577. 7p. Subject Terms: *PRIVATE military companies *POSTWAR reconstruction *PEACEKEEPING forces Abstract:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading