Societa militari private e contractors nel diritto internazionale. by Marini, Luca

Subjects: “…Private military companies (International law)…”
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A blockbuster quarter for defense companies

Subjects: “…Private military companies.…”
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Privatizing War : Private Military and Security Companies under Public International Law. by Cameron, Lindsey

Subjects: “…Private military companies (International law)…”
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Private military and security contractors : controlling the corporate warrior

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Multilevel regulation of military and security contractors : the interplay between international, European and domestic norms

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Outsourcing War : the Just War Tradition in the Age of Military Privatization. by Eckert, Amy E.

Subjects: “…Private military companies Moral and ethical aspects.…”
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Sicherheit zwischen Kommodifizierung, Privatisierung und Staatsräson : Private Militär- und Sicherheitsfirmen als repressiver Arm exterritorialer staatlicher Sicherheit. by Türnau, Marc

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Mercenaries : Putting the World to Rights with Hired Guns. by Venter, Al

Table of Contents: “…Coverpage; Titlepage; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Privatizing War; 2 Africa's Great Mercenary Tradition; 3 Profile of a Mercenary: Cobus Claassens; 4 Cuban Mercenaries in the Central Intelligence Agency's Air War in the Congo; 5 Mercenaries in Biafra's Aerial War of Attrition; 6 An American Warrior in South Lebanon; 7 Profile of a Mercenary: Fijian Warrior Fred Marafono; 8 The Battle for Soyo: Mercenary History in the Making; 9 How the Private Military Company Concept Evolved; 10 Mercenary Wings; 11 Profile of a Mercenary: Helicopter Pilot Arthur Walker.…”
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Victory for hire : private security companies' impact on military effectiveness by Dunigan, Molly

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Mercenaries : a guide to private armies and private military companies / by Axelrod, Alan, 1952-

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Private armed forces and global security : a guide to the issues by Ortiz, Carlos

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Private forces in historical perspective -- Private military companies and adverse private forces -- Conflict environments and private forces -- The privatization of security : approaches and issues -- Conclusions.…”
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Droit international, sociétés militaires privées et conflit armé : Entre incertitudes et responsabilités. by Tougas, Marie-Louise

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Outsourcing war and peace : preserving public values in a world of privatized foreign affairs by Dickinson, Laura A. (Laura Anne)

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Outsourcing war and peace : preserving public values in a world of privatized foreign affairs by Dickinson, Laura A. (Laura Anne)

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Patriots for Profit : Contractors and the Military in U.S. National Security. by Bruneau, Thomas

Subjects: “…Private military companies United States.…”
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Outsourcing security : private military contractors and U.S. foreign policy by Stanley, Bruce E. (Bruce Edwin)

Subjects: “…Private military companies United States Case studies.…”
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Outsourced empire : how militias, mercenaries, and contractors support US statecraft by Thomson, Andrew, 1983-

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Contractors and War : the Transformation of United States' Expeditionary Operations. by Kinsey, Christopher

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State Control over Private Military and Security Companies in Armed Conflict. by Tonkin, Hannah

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Security in Iraq

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Private anti-piracy navies : how warships for hire are changing maritime security by Pitney, John J.

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States, Citizens and the Privatisation of Security. by Krahmann, Elke

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Hired guns : views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom

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Hired guns : views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom

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Sex in peace operations by Simm, Gabrielle

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The future of just war : new critical essays by Eckert, Amy, Gentry, Caron E.

Table of Contents: “…/ Luke Glanville -- Private military companies and the reasonable chance of success / Amy E. …”
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The future of just war : new critical essays by Eckert, Amy, Gentry, Caron E.

Table of Contents: “…/ Luke Glanville -- Private military companies and the reasonable chance of success / Amy E. …”
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Non-State Actors as Standard Setters. by Peters, Anne

Table of Contents: “…4 Standard setting at the cutting edge: an evidence-based typology for multi-stakeholder initiatives5 New standards for and by private military companies?; 6 Governance matters VII: aggregate and individual governance indicators 19962007; 7 Contending with illicit power structures: a typology; PART II The legitimacy and accountability of actors and standards; 8 Democratic governance beyond the state: the legitimacy of non-…”
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Non-state threats and future wars

Table of Contents: “…Sullivan and Robert J. Bunker -- Private military companies: mercenaries for the 21st century / Thomas K. …”
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Castles, battles, & bombs : how economics explains military history by Brauer, Jurgen, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Economics -- Economics -- Principle I: Opportunity cost -- Principle II: Expected marginal costs and benefits -- Principle III: Substitution -- Principle IV: Diminishing marginal returns -- Principle V: asymmetric information and hidden characteristics -- Principle VI: Hidden actions and incentive alignments -- Conclusion: economics--and military history -- The high Middle Ages, 1000-1300: The case of the medieval castle and the opportunity cost of warfare -- Opportunity cost and warfare -- The ubiquity of castles -- The cost of castling -- The advantages of castles -- The cost of armies -- Castle building and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The Renaissance, 1300-1600: the case of the condottieri and the military labor market -- The principal-agent problem -- Demand, supply, and recruitment -- Contracts and pay -- Control and contract evolution -- The development of permanent armies -- Condottieri and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of battle, 1618-1815: the case of costs, benefits, and the decision to offer battle -- Expected marginal costs and benefits of battle -- The 1600s: Gustavus Adolphus and Raimondo de Montecuccoli -- The 1700s: Marlborough, de Saxe, and Frederick the Great -- Napoleonic warfare -- The age of battle and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of revolution, 1789-1914: the case of the American Civil War and the economics of information asymmetry -- Information and warfare -- North, South, and the search for information -- Major Eastern campaigns through Gettysburg -- Grant in Virginia -- The American Civil War and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of the world wars, 1914-1945: the case of diminishing marginal returns to the strategic bombing of Germany in World War II -- A strategic bombing production function -- Bombing German war production -- Bombing the supply chain and the civilian economy -- Bombing German morale -- Assessing the effect of strategic bombing -- Strategic bombing and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of the Cold War, 1945-1991: the case of capital-labor substitution and France's Force de Frappe -- History of the Force de Frappe -- The force post-De Gaulle -- Justifying the force -- The force's effect on France's conventional arms -- Substituting nuclear for conventional forces -- The Force de Frappe and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- Economics and military history in the twenty-first century -- Economics of terrorism -- Economics of military manpower -- Economics of private military companies -- Economics, historiography, and military history -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.…”
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Mercenaries : an African security dilemma

Table of Contents: “…Re-conceptualising the Security Environment -- Improving the Legal Frameworks of Mercenarism: Between Regulation and Redundancy -- Conclusion -- Notes Chapter 1 -- 2. Private Military Companies and African Security 1990 98 -- PMCs and the 'New World Order' -- PMCs before 1990 -- EO in 1990-92 -- PMCs in Angola 1993-97 -- PMCs in Central Africa 1996-1998 -- PMCs in Angola and Sierra Leone 1998 -- Other PMC Activity in Africa -- PMCs in South Africa since 1991…”
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Handbook of Africa's International Relations. by Murithi, Tim

Table of Contents: “…27 Africa and transnational organized crime: Financing insecurity and narco-terrorism28 Terrorism and the Islamist challenge in the North African Maghreb: A critical assessment; 29 Private military companies in Africa; Part V Africa and international partnerships; 30 Africa and the European Union: An assessment of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES); 31 Africa's continental and regional integration: An assessment of EU-EAC trade relations; 32 The European Union promoting human rights and democracy in Africa; 33 Africa and China: Old stories or new opportunities?…”
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New threats and new actors in international security

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The practical guide to humanitarian law by Bouchet-Saulnier, Françoise

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