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Directory of Private Military Companies (or PMCs), Private Security Companies (or PSCs), Risk Consultancy Firms, Security & Military Contractors, as well as Corporations & Conglomerates in adjacent business sectors. Searching for private military or private security firms or solutions (e.g. military & police training, business & defense intelligence, surveillance, assets & personnel protection & recovery, risk analysis, UXO disposal, K-9 support, maritime security)?: browse our expert PRIVATE MILITARY DIRECTORY. >>GO

 
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multilateral military units New mercenaries?: Military Units of foreign or international constitution. MORE >>


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Portal access to International and Non-governmental Organizations (IOs and NGOs), Regional Organizations (ROs), Governmental Sites, and Research Organizations & Think-Tanks: all focusing on aspects inherent in military and security contracting and the convergence of development and security. MORE >>

 

· Engaged in accreditation, training, and self-regulation: Private Security & Military Companies Professional Associations. >>GO

· Maritime Organizations and security: dealing with the threat posed by piracy and terrorism on ports, maritime boundaries, and shipping routes. >>GO

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· Do not forget the GardaWorld and BearingPoint MIssing Five : MORE>>
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Reading list: Academic & Research Papers, Legal documents & Official Reports, Newsletters & Periodicals, News Articles, and PMC/PSC Industry Opinion & Research dealing with issues inherent in security privatization and military outsourcing trends in the era of globalization and ongoing global turmoil. MORE >>

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NEWS: SPOTLIGHT
· U.S. appeals ruling in Blackwater case that involved a Baghdad shooting: Washington Post, 30 Jan 2020: GO>>
· Austrian charged in BAE bribe case: Telegraph, 29 Jan 2010: GO>>
· US soldiers halt deadly confrontation between looters and a security guard in Haiti: Canadian Press, 29 Jan 2010: GO>>
· Raytheon Earnings Pop On Security Spending: Forbes, 28 Jan 2010: GO>>
· DHS Awards $200,000 Training/Curriculum Grant to Cal Maritime: Journal of Commerce, 28 Jan 2010: GO>>
· Afghan drive to stop poaching of police recruits. FT.com, 25 Jan 2010: GO>>
· Iraq slayings guard Danny Fitzsimons to get mental illness tests: Times, 22 Jan 2010: GO>>
· Private security firms sent to Haiti to hunt for missing clients. Boston Globe, 17 Jan 2010: GO>>
· Most Iraq families 'accept Blackwater compensation': BBC, 10 Jan 2010: GO>>

· Blackwater Still Making Ripples. Vanity Fair, 7 Jan 2010: GO>>

· DOD: 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), Feb. 2010: >>GO

· MOD-Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre: Future Character of Conflict. Feb. 2010: >>GO

· Venezuela - La Guaira freeway special report. ArmorGroup, 9 May 2008 (PDF): GO>>
· Benefits of Simulation Training for Emergency Responders (inc. 3 videos). MPRI, 2008: GO>>

· Lost: advanced preview of series six, 27 November 2009: >>GO
· UK calls for private military code of conductt, 25 April 2009: >>GO

· Kabul Embassy Guard: Guards Seeking Promotion Pressured into Lewd Hazing (photos). ABC, 4 Sep 2009: >>GO
· Erik Prince discusses Blackwater's business outlook. CNBC, 14 Aug 2008: >>GO
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online resources RESOURCES

Maps, Language Tools, Satellite Imagery, Military-terminology sites, and GI Gear & Equipment: resources aimed at researchers and civilian contractors heading to a (post-) conflict zone. MORE >>

  PRIVATE MILITARY/SECURITY RECRUITMENT: Looking for a security job in a conflict or post-conflict zone such as Afghanistan, Iraq, or Darfur? >>GO

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FEATURE LINKS:
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· Pakistan Security Summit, Istanbul, Turkey, January 20-21, 2010 : MORE>>
· Business with NATO - Processes, Opportunities and Challenges. Prague, December 9, 2009: MORE>>
· 1st ASIS International Middle East Security Conference: Dubai, UAE, December 6-8, 2009: MORE>>
· LIMA 2009 Maritime Conference, The Changing Nature of Maritime Security: Challenges & The Application of Technology: Awana Porto Malai, November 29-30, 2009: MORE>>

· Milipol Paris 2009, Worldwide Exhibition of Internal State Security: November 17-20, 2009: MORE>>

· Afghanistan Reconstruction Summit, Istanbul, Turkey, November 11-12, 2009: MORE>>
· IPOA Annual Summit 2009: Washington DC, October 25-7, 2009: MORE>>
· 8th Annual Maritime Security Expo: Long Beach, October 20-1, 2009: MORE>>
· Inaugural Armoured Combat Mobility Conference: London, October 12-13, 2009: MORE>>
· INDESEC Expo 2009, India's homeland security: New Delhi, October 11-3, 2009: MORE>
· IPOA's ITAR Conference on Export Controls for Defense Service Providers: Washington, D.C., September 1-2, 2009: MORE>>
· UK: Public Consultation on 'Code of Conduct' for Private Military Companies. April-July 2009 ; Read the FCO Statement | Read our Initial Assessment
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browse or buy  key books BIBLIOGRAPHY
Private Armed Forces and Global Security: A Guide to the Issues. By Carlos Ortiz, Praeger, March 31, 2010.

Halliburton's Army: How a Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War. By Pratap Chatterjee, Nation Books, 2009. [1 edition, buy soon]

Our Good Name: A Company's Fight to Defend Its Honor and Get the Truth Told About Abu Ghraib. By J. Phillip London, Regnery Publishing, 2008.

Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing. By Tim Shorrock, Simon & Schuster, 2008.

Private Military and Security Companies: Ethics, Policies and Civil-Military Relations. Edited by Andrew Alexandra, Deane-Peter Baker, Marina Caparini, Cass Military Studies, 2008.

Executive Outcomes. Against all Odds. By Eeben Barlow, Galago, 2007. About the book | About Barlow and EO

Private Military and Security Companies. Chances, Problems, Pitfalls and Prospects. Edited by J. Thomas, and K. Gerhard. Wiesbaden, VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2007. About the book | Chapter outline

From Mercenaries to Market: The Rise and Regulation of Private Military Companies. Edited by Simon Chesterman and Chia Lehnardt, Oxford University Press, 2007. About the book | Chapter outline

Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror. By Robert Young Peyton, Crown, 2006.
The Journal of International Peace Operations (JIPO): published by the International Peace Operations Association (IPOA): Jan/Feb 2010 issue is now available to download (13.03MB): >>GO
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