blogThe Coming Global Revolution and Military and Security Contractors
[Originally posted on Private Military Ecology earlier in the year]
The Coming Global Revolution and Private Security
Early in 2010, we were at one of those gathering…
blogDo not forget the Missing Five
29 May 2008 marks one year since five British hostages have been held in captivity in Iraq, possibly Iran.At noon on 29 May 2007, five…
Britain’s phoney debate about security contractors and terrorism
Perhaps the
unnatural preoccupation of the UK government and its client state with
social engineering has got in the way of the serious debate about PMCs
and contemporary…
linkForeign Policy in Narrow Bandwidths and Sound Bites
Senator Obama plans
to remove one to two combat brigades each month and accomplish
withdrawal within 16 months. Evidently this plan involves that all
other variables would remain…
blogClinton does Obama and Obama does Clinton
Even better for
Obama, Jeremy Scahill miscalculated the mood and published a piece that
made Obama look more centre ground than he ever intended and Clinton
more…
Ten to watch in 2008: actors, events, issues, and trends
George W Bush’s swan songWe
have heard rumours about an olive branch concerning security
contractors in Iraq to be handed by Bush to critics of his
administration in…
Organizations dealing with private military issues
A list of public, private, and non-governmental organizations that figure in the debate about the privatization of security.
Publications (mainstream and specialized) about security contractors
List of a wide and varied selection of articles in favor and against the use of security contractors.
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pollAre security contractors a reliable option?
Private Military Companies (PMCs), also often named simply 'security contractors', have played a large and important role in the Iraq conflict. However, the actions of…
