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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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May 8, 2019 - Episode 8: Black Rifle Coffee CEO’s life as Green Beret, military contractor
Episode 8: Black Rifle Coffee CEO’s life as Green Beret, military contractor Evan Hafer, CEO and founder of Black Rifle Coffee, began his career as a U.S. Army infantryman. Later, he… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- Dutch Govt Looking into Bill on Armed Guards on board Ships
Dutch Govt Looking into Bill on Armed Guards on board Ships Illustration; Image Courtesy; ESC Global Security The Dutch House of Representatives is debating today a bill on the introduction of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- The Use of Force and Firearms by Private Maritime Security Companies against Suspected Pirates
The Use of Force and Firearms by Private Maritime Security Companies against Suspected Pirates You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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- Gunslingers on the high seas: A call for regulation
Gunslingers on the high seas: A call for regulation You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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- Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel in Indian Ocean Region
Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel in Indian Ocean Region You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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- Handbook on the Use of Force for Private Security Companies
Handbook on the Use of Force for Private Security Companies You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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- Private Maritime Security Contractors and Use of Lethal Force in Maritime Domai
The Future of the Law of the Sea pp 191-212 Private Maritime Security Contractors and Use of Lethal Force in Maritime Domain You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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- The United Nations Guidelines on the Use of Armed Private Security
The United Nations Guidelines on the Use of Armed Private Security You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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- Soldiers at Sea: The Legal and Policy Implications of Using Military Security Teams to Combat Piracy
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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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May 8, 2019 - Episode 8: Black Rifle Coffee CEO’s life as Green Beret, military contractor
Episode 8: Black Rifle Coffee CEO’s life as Green Beret, military contractor Evan Hafer, CEO and founder of Black Rifle Coffee, began his career as a U.S. Army infantryman. Later, he… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- Dutch Govt Looking into Bill on Armed Guards on board Ships
Dutch Govt Looking into Bill on Armed Guards on board Ships Illustration; Image Courtesy; ESC Global Security The Dutch House of Representatives is debating today a bill on the introduction of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- The Use of Force and Firearms by Private Maritime Security Companies against Suspected Pirates
The Use of Force and Firearms by Private Maritime Security Companies against Suspected Pirates You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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- Gunslingers on the high seas: A call for regulation
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- Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel in Indian Ocean Region
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- Handbook on the Use of Force for Private Security Companies
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- Private Maritime Security Contractors and Use of Lethal Force in Maritime Domai
The Future of the Law of the Sea pp 191-212 Private Maritime Security Contractors and Use of Lethal Force in Maritime Domain You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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- The United Nations Guidelines on the Use of Armed Private Security
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- Soldiers at Sea: The Legal and Policy Implications of Using Military Security Teams to Combat Piracy
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- CLOSE COMBAT PRIVATIZATION: Exploring Ethical Dimensions of the Armed Contractor Phenomenon
CLOSE COMBAT PRIVATIZATION: Exploring Ethical Dimensions of the Armed Contractor Phenomenon You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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- Russian private security firm says it had armed men in east Libya
Russian private security firm says it had armed men in east Libya You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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- Legal Issues of Private Armed Security on Commercial Ships
Legal Issues of Private Armed Security on Commercial Ships You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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- Report on relationship between armed private security firms and violence in Latin American countries
Report on relationship between armed private security firms and violence in Latin American countries Author: DCAF-UNLIREC, Published on: 8 January 2017 “Armed private security in Latin America and the Caribbean: Oversight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- Protecting Merchant Ships from Maritime Piracy by Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel
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- Fighting Maritime Piracy with Private Armed Guards
Fighting Maritime Piracy with Private Armed Guards July 11, 2016 · by Yvonne M. Dutton · in Militarisation. · States recently embraced a new policy regarding the fight against maritime piracy,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- On the Effectiveness of Private Security Guards on Board Merchant Ships off the Coast of Somalia – Where is the Piracy What are the Legal Ramifications
On the Effectiveness of Private Security Guards on Board Merchant Ships off the Coast of Somalia – Where is the Piracy What are the Legal Ramifications You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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- The Use of Armed Forces on Merchant Vessels without Strict Rules for the Use of Force
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- Echo Papa Exposed
Echo Papa Exposed Inside Erik Prince’s Treacherous Drive to Build a Private Air Force Jeremy Scahill, Matthew Cole Apr. 11 2016, 4:50 a.m. ON A CRISP SATURDAY in November 2014, a black… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- Armed Guards on Vessels: Insurance and Liability
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- Russia Leads the Way to a PMC Future
Published on April 6th, 2016 | by David Isenberg Russia Leads the Way to a PMC Future by David Isenberg Something almost unprecedented has been happening in the world of private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Don’t Fire
Published on March 21st, 2016 | by David Isenberg When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Don’t Fire by David Isenberg The performance of private security contractors (PSCs) working for the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- Armed guards to sail on vessels in Malaysia
Armed guards to sail on vessels in Malaysia February 1st, 2016 Holly Birkett The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) says it will allow armed guards to travel on vessels transiting Malaysian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- A brisk business in safeguarding guns
Floating armouries Cruisin’ with guns A brisk business in safeguarding guns Jan 23rd 2016 | From the print edition IN OCTOBER 2013 the Seaman Guard Ohio, a Sierra Leone-flagged ship, was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- Armament on the High Seas
Armament on the High Seas December 10, 2015 – 1:01pm | admin By Liza Kane-Hartnett Last month, Sri Lanka announced that it had terminated its agreement with the private security firm Avant Garde… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- Pirates, Politics & Protection
Pirates, Politics & Protection: Posted to Global Maritime Analysis with Joseph Keefe (byJoseph Keefe) on January 19, 2016 Like oil & water, they don’t mix. For many businesses on the collective,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- How to Go From Grunt to Security Contractor
ACADEMI How to Go From Grunt to Security Contractor We Are the Mighty Thursday at 10:30 AM Many veterans can make the transition from military service to private security contracting There… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- Armament on the High Seas
Armament on the High Seas By MarEx 2015-12-14 18:41:58 By Liza Kane-Hartnett (courtesy World Policy Blog) Last month, Sri Lanka announced that it had terminated its agreement with the private security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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- Home Office guidance to applicants to possess firearms to protect UK registered ships
Home Office guidance to applicants to possess firearms to protect UK registered ships You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
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- Beware of illegal firearms and dangerous armed guards
Beware of illegal firearms and dangerous armed guards in Piracy and Security News 23/11/2015 A lot has been said and written about illegal firearms changing hands between PMSC’s along with borrowed/… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
