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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Private military"”.
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The modern day gold rush ; private military corporations
… banded together, incorporating themselves as private military firms, some of which are units of multinational corporations. Private Military Corporations (PMCs) offer expertise ranging from construction to logistics but a number of contractors have been accused of human rights violations, …
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Corpses, Guns, Penises and Private Military and Security Corporations
… is to reconceptualise how the work of private military and security companies (PMSCs) comes to matter. The overarching argument is: PMSC work is made to matter through an entanglement of ‘things’, agencies and processes that are not exclusively bound to the needs or desires of clients, …
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The Business of War: A Content Analysis of Private Military Companies' Websites
… offered on websites by a high profile sample of private military companies. An examination of literature related to the private military industry illustrates the history of non-state actors as well as factors that contributed to the post-Cold War growth of the industry. The main factors discussed …
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Surrendering Sovereignty. The Private Military Industry, the State, and the Ideology of Outsourcing
… era, been increasingly farmed out to the private sector. The running of hospitals, prisons and transport systems are increasingly subject to outsourcing and privatization. The trend has also been extended to the once sacrosanct territory of warfare, where private soldiers for hire play an …
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Revisiting the classification of private military and security contractors under international humanitarian law
… have witnessed the emergence and rapid growth of private military and security contractors (PMSCs). Today these corporate entities make up a global security industry based on the provision of security services to both state and non-state clientele across the world whose value is over 100 billion …
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The status of private military companies under international humanitarian law; towards a new convention
The public-private dichotomy of warfare is crumbling down as governments are voluntarily surrendering one of the essential and defining attributes of statehood: the state's monopoly on the legitimate use of force, leading to the privatization of war and conflicts
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THE USE OF PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES BY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: ISSUES OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY.
… operating in a risky place and retaining a private military and security company. Imagine now that, while rendering military/security services, the private contractors commit crimes against humanity with the help of the firm’s directors and the host State’s public officials. Who is …
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The role of PMCs (Private Military Companies) in counter-insurgency combat in Afghanistan (2001 to 2010).
"The Role of PMCs (Private Military Companies) in Counter-insurgency Combat in Afghanistan (2001 to 2010)" aims to identify the primary combat roles which PMCs played while in support of U.S. forces during the counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan from 2001-2010. It first provides background on …
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The use of private military and security companies in international society: contestation and legitimation of state practice
The objective of this dissertation is to understand how the legitimacy of the state’s international use of PMSCs is evolving in contemporary international society. The first part of the dissertation develops an analytical framework that combines theoretical propositions of the English School and …
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Private Military Companies, Peacekeeping, and African States: A Critical Analysis of PMCs in Peacekeeping Operations in Africa
… thesis analyses critically the hypothesis that Private Military Companies (PMCs) are a viable option for direct involvement in UN peacekeeping missions in African states. The involvement of PMCs in the affairs of states is a controversial and divisive issue, but since the end of the Cold War, …
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US Government Outsourcing, the Private Military Industry, and Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Case Study in Conflict Contracting
This thesis analyzes state utilization of private military and security companies (PMSC), using United States Government (USG) outsourcing during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) as a case study to investigate how PMSCs influence interstate conflicts. Cost savings are a primary justification for …
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Contracted Wars, Compromised Oversight: Private Military Companies in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Decline of U.S. Accountability Standards
… War on Terror, beginning in 2001, started U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, facilitating the expansion of Private Military Contractors (PMCs) through a combination of operational necessity, strategic policy decisions, and systemic oversight failures. Despite their growing role, …
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The Road to Regulation of Private Military and Security Companies: An Analysis of the (Re-)Articulation of the Norms Governing the Legitimate Use of Force
Since the end of the Cold War, private military and security companies have gained a prominent place on the international battlefield. In an attempt to reduce monetary and political costs, states have not only outsourced some of the defense functions previously performed by uniformed personnel; …
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Soukromé vojenské organizace v USA.
Private military companies in the USA aren't a completely new phenomenon. According to various sources, first mercenaries set foot on the American soil no later than during the famous war of independence. What has changed about the US private military contractors since these times is their overall …
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The U.S. Government and the Privatized Military Industry: Obscuring the Line Between Public and Private Sector Roles
… resulted in dramatic changes to the structure of military forces. Worldwide-disappearance of the Soviet threat led many countries to initiate force demobilization. However, the collapse of the Soviet Union ushered in a new era in which conflicts increased worldwide. These conflicts, coupled with …
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A Gendered Intersectional Analysis of the Private Security Industry
… of wars and armed conflicts through the use of private military and security companies (PMSC's), thus responding to an existing gap in scholarship on this matter. Two methodologies were used for this analysis. The first is a discourse analysis and interviews conducted in the 5th annual assembly …
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