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December 10, 2025 - In new peace, US firms will help Israel spy on and target Gazans
In new peace, US firms will help Israel spy on and target Gazans The presence of Palantir and Dataminr at the new US military compound in Israel offers a glimpse of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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April 2, 2026 - Special Forces commando at heart of $1.5M-a-month mercenary killing unit funded by royal family: Suit
Metro exclusive details Special Forces commando at heart of $1.5M-a-month mercenary killing unit funded by royal family: Suit By Jeremy Louwerse Published April 2, 2026, 7:52 p.m. ET A former Special… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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April 27, 2026 - Mercenary group linked to royal family accused of heinous war crime against California student
Mercenary group linked to royal family accused of heinous war crime against California student By Jeremy Louwerse Published April 27, 2026, 6:45 p.m. ET A San Diego mercenary unit tortured and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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April 27, 2026 - Russia’s mercenaries left Malian city under escort by rebels they came to fight
Russia’s mercenaries left Malian city under escort by rebels they came to fight Mali broke ties with Ukraine in 2024 to keep its Russian protectors. Those protectors just retreated from a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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April 27, 2026 - Putin humiliated as Russian mercenaries in Africa forced to withdraw
Putin humiliated as Russian mercenaries in Africa forced to withdraw Mali’s Kremlin-backed junta struggles to maintain control after defence minister is killed Ben Farmer Africa Correspondent Ben Farmer is Africa Correspondent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 15, 2026 - Uzbekistan court sentences citizen for mercenary activity
Uzbekistan court sentences citizen for mercenary activity UzDaily · 15.06.2026 · 19:46 · 138 views Uzbekistan court sentences citizen for mercenary activity Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — A criminal court in Altinkul district… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 16, 2026 - ‘Donetsk Court’ Sentences Georgian Fighter to 14 Years in Absentia on Mercenary Charges
Photo: Rand Corporation Home/News/‘Donetsk Court’ Sentences Georgian Fighter to 14 Years in Absentia on Mercenary Charges News ‘Donetsk Court’ Sentences Georgian Fighter to 14 Years in Absentia on Mercenary Charges Civil.ge… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 14, 2026 - PMC 4.0: The Wagner Model
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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June 6, 2026 - PMC 3.0: The Blackwater Model
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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May 31, 2026 - PMC 2.0: Part 1: The South African Model
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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December 10, 2025 - In new peace, US firms will help Israel spy on and target Gazans
In new peace, US firms will help Israel spy on and target Gazans The presence of Palantir and Dataminr at the new US military compound in Israel offers a glimpse of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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April 2, 2026 - Special Forces commando at heart of $1.5M-a-month mercenary killing unit funded by royal family: Suit
Metro exclusive details Special Forces commando at heart of $1.5M-a-month mercenary killing unit funded by royal family: Suit By Jeremy Louwerse Published April 2, 2026, 7:52 p.m. ET A former Special… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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April 27, 2026 - Mercenary group linked to royal family accused of heinous war crime against California student
Mercenary group linked to royal family accused of heinous war crime against California student By Jeremy Louwerse Published April 27, 2026, 6:45 p.m. ET A San Diego mercenary unit tortured and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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April 27, 2026 - Russia’s mercenaries left Malian city under escort by rebels they came to fight
Russia’s mercenaries left Malian city under escort by rebels they came to fight Mali broke ties with Ukraine in 2024 to keep its Russian protectors. Those protectors just retreated from a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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April 27, 2026 - Putin humiliated as Russian mercenaries in Africa forced to withdraw
Putin humiliated as Russian mercenaries in Africa forced to withdraw Mali’s Kremlin-backed junta struggles to maintain control after defence minister is killed Ben Farmer Africa Correspondent Ben Farmer is Africa Correspondent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 15, 2026 - Uzbekistan court sentences citizen for mercenary activity
Uzbekistan court sentences citizen for mercenary activity UzDaily · 15.06.2026 · 19:46 · 138 views Uzbekistan court sentences citizen for mercenary activity Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — A criminal court in Altinkul district… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 16, 2026 - ‘Donetsk Court’ Sentences Georgian Fighter to 14 Years in Absentia on Mercenary Charges
Photo: Rand Corporation Home/News/‘Donetsk Court’ Sentences Georgian Fighter to 14 Years in Absentia on Mercenary Charges News ‘Donetsk Court’ Sentences Georgian Fighter to 14 Years in Absentia on Mercenary Charges Civil.ge… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 14, 2026 - PMC 4.0: The Wagner Model
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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June 6, 2026 - PMC 3.0: The Blackwater Model
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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May 31, 2026 - PMC 2.0: Part 1: The South African Model
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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2020 - Private military contractors financial experiences and incentives (Full Text)
Private military contractors financial experiences and incentives (Full Text) Caroline Batka, Molly Dunigan & Rachel Burns Defense & Security Analysis, 2020 36:2, pp. 161-179 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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2018 - Mercenarism, norms and market exchange Reassembling the private military labour market
Mercenarism, norms and market exchange Reassembling the private military labour market Adam White International Sociology 2018, Vol. 33(4), 523-540 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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2025 - SOFs and PMSCs: Factors of Stability and Change
SOFs and PMSCs: Factors of Stability and Change Mirko Tasic Journal of Strategic Security 2025, Vol. 18. No. 3 pp. 299 -319 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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Winter 2024 - OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security
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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October - December 2023 - Guns for hire: the privatization of modern wars
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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Spring/Summer 2023 - BLACK CAT IN A DARK ROOM: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S WAGNER GROUP IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND MALI
BLACK CAT IN A DARK ROOM: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S WAGNER GROUP IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND MALI Marco Mussa and Matvej Dubianskij Journal of International Affairs Spring/Summer 2023… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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May 2022 - The Commercial Military Actor Database
The Commercial Military Actor Database Ulrich Petersohn, Vanessa Gottwick, Charlotte Penel and Leila Kellgen-Parker The Journal of Conflict Resolution May 2022 Vol. 66. No. 4/5 pp. 899-923 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … Continue reading
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Spring 2021 - Corporate Hackers: Outsourcing US Cyber Capabilities
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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2021 - Outsourcing Military and Security Functions
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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April 29, 2026 - Colombia and Cuba, Main Recruitment Hotspots for the Russian Army in LatAm
Colombia and Cuba, Main Recruitment Hotspots for the Russian Army in LatAm By Leon Thompson April 29, 2026 The Colombian Military Forces’ campaign promotes the message: “Your life has a value… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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April 29, 2026 - Lebanese Passports, Iranian Paymasters: Why Hezbollah’s Fighters Are Mercenaries
© 2026 The Times of Israel , All Rights Reserved The Blogs Benjamen Gussen Lebanese Passports, Iranian Paymasters: Why Hezbollah’s Fighters Are Mercenaries Apr 29, 2026, 11:47 PM Please note that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 15, 2026 - Projected Pelton PMSC Possibilities (PPPP): The Ghost of PMSC Future
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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June 15, 2026 - Libya: NGO denounces recruitment of African mercenaries in Brigade 55 west of Tripoli
Libya: NGO denounces recruitment of African mercenaries in Brigade 55 west of Tripoli Brigade 55 is one of the main armed formations in the Wershefana area Tripoli , 15th June 2026… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 15, 2026 - Sudan Has Become a Transnational Marketplace of Violence: Effective Responses Require Targeting the Sources
Sudan Has Become a Transnational Marketplace of Violence: Effective Responses Require Targeting the Sources By Mutasim Ali and Yonah Diamond Published on June 15, 2026 The conflict in Sudan is often… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- Global Security Services Group (GSSG)
Global Security Services Group (GSSG) On June 15, 2026 I tasked Claude AI to: Draft a company profile, including ownership structure, of the “bu Dhabi-based Global Security Services Group (GSSG), which… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 13, 2026 - Mercenaries and defectors abound in Sudan war
Mercenaries and defectors abound in Sudan war Diana Hodali 06/13/2026June 13, 2026 Human rights organizations accuse the UAE of supporting the RSF militia, which has seen a number of high-profile defections… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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April 5, 2026 - Protective Measures are Necessary for Mercenary Involvement in Haiti
THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS REVIEW Protective Measures are Necessary for Mercenary Involvement in Haiti Apr 5 Written By Xiomara Jean-Louis, Staff Writer Author’s Note: This article was written two days before Human Rights Watch reported that police drone strikes, which Vectus … Continue reading
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May 19, 2026 - From job offers to “meat assaults”: The deception of Russia’s foreign fighters
From job offers to “meat assaults”: The deception of Russia’s foreign fighters A joint human rights report reveals that Russia’s global recruitment system increasingly relies on deception, coercion, and economic desperation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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January 16, 2026 - Haitian authorities confirm Erik Prince-linked mercenaries took part in anti-gang raids
Haitian authorities confirm Erik Prince-linked mercenaries took part in anti-gang raids Officials publicly acknowledge for the first time that private military firm Vectus Global supported police operations, including a Jan. 14… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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March 23, 2026 - Call for inputs – The use of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies in organized criminal activities and illicit networks
Call for inputs – The use of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies in organized criminal activities and illicit networks Issued by Working Group on the use of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
