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What are Private Military (and/or) Security  Companies, Contractors or Firms? >>DEFINITION |
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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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| · Aegis Defence Services: >>GO |
· ArmorGroup International: >>GO |
| · Xe (formerly Blackwater Worldwide) : >>GO |
| · DynCorp International: >>GO |
| · Fluor: >>GO |
| · GardaWorld: >>GO |
| · KBR: >>GO |
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 Developing areas: Military Hardware & Transport + Finance & Insurance aimed at PMCs/PSCs, NGOs, and development projects.
New
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Units of foreign or international constitution. MORE
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ORGANIZATIONS
Portal access to International and Non-governmental Organizations
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Regional Organizations (ROs),
Governmental Sites,
and Research Organizations
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· Engaged
in accreditation, training, and self-regulation:
Private Security & Military Companies Professional
Associations. >>GO |
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Organizations and security: dealing with the threat
posed by piracy and terrorism on ports, maritime boundaries, and shipping routes.
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PUBLICATIONS
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 >>
Books: hot on the press, 2008-2010 titles, recent books, earlier
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NEWS: SPOTLIGHT |
| · War-Zone Contractors Draw Senate Scrutiny: WSJ, 25 Feb 2010: 2010: GO>> |
| · L-3 Awarded Maritime Security Work in Equatorial Guinea: BusinessWire, 24 Feb 2010: GO>> |
| · Contractors outnumber full-time workers at DHS: CNN, 24 Feb 2010: GO>> |
| · 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>> |
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| · Blackwater Still Making Ripples. Vanity Fair, 7 Jan 2010: GO>> |
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| · DOD: 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), Feb. 2010: >>GO |
| · MOD-Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre: Future Character of Conflict. Feb. 2010: >>GO |
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| · 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>> |
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| · Lost: advanced preview of series six, 27 November 2009: >>GO |
| · UK calls for private military code of conductt, 25 April 2009: >>GO |
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| · 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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Security Regulation, and Private MIlitary History. For contributions to these sections,
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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.
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PRIVATE MILITARY & PRIVATE SECURITY JOBS: Looking
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Agencies, Discussion Forums,
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& Departments, Charity,
Campaigns & Foundations, as well as sites focusing on international security
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| · Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers (SaBRE). MORE>> |
| · TurboTAP: the official US Transition Assistance Program. MORE>> |
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· NOTICE: We are currently updating our COMPANIES directories and incorporating new service segments. |
| · Transport Security Expo & Conference 2010: London, September 14-15, 2010: MORE>> |
| · 2010 Chemical Sector Security Summit: Baltimore, July 7-8, 2010: MORE>> |
| · Piracy and Sea Robbery Conference 2010: Singapore, April 29, 2010: MORE>> |
| · Combating Piracy 2010: Hamburg, Germany, April 27-28, 2010: MORE>> |
| · 9th Annual Security Conference: Las Vegas, April 7-8, 2010: MORE>> |
| · Secure IT 2010 Conference: Los Angeles, March 3-5, 2010: MORE>> |
| · Counter Terror Expo 2010: London, April 14-15, 2010: MORE>> |
| · logo 2nd Annual Biometrics for National Security & Defense: Vienna, VA, February 9-11, 2010: MORE>> |
| · Cyber Crime Conference 2010: St Louis, January 22-29, 2010: MORE> |
| · Pakistan Security Summit, Istanbul, Turkey, January 20-21, 2010 : MORE>> |
| · Afghanistan: The London Conference: London, January 20, 2010: MORE>> |
| · UK: Public Consultation on 'Code of Conduct' for Private Military Companies. April-July 2009 ; Read the FCO Statement | Read our Initial Assessment |
| · 2010: PrivateMilitary.org celebrates its 11th anniversary! |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| · Private Armed Forces and Global Security: A Reference Handbook. By Carlos Ortiz, Praeger, March 31, 2010. About the book I flyer |
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| · States, Citizens and the Privatisation of Security. By Elke Krahmann, Cambridge University Press, 2010. |
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| · 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] |
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| · Outsourcing Peace?: The United Nations' Use of Private Security and Military Companies. By Åse Gilje Østensen, VDM Verlag, 2009. |
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| · Privatising Peace: A Corporate Adjunct to United Nations Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Operations. By Malcolm Hugh Patterson, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. |
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| · 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. |
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| · Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing. By Tim Shorrock, Simon & Schuster, 2008. |
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| · Executive Outcomes. Against all Odds. By Eeben Barlow, Galago, 2007. About the book | About Barlow and EO |
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| · 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 |
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| · 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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