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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

 
COMPANIES IN THE NEWS:
· Aegis Defence Services: >>GO

· ArmorGroup International: >>GO

· Blackwater Worldwide : >>GO
· DynCorp International: >>GO
· Fluor: >>GO
· GardaWorld: >>GO
· KBR: >>GO

Developing areas: Military Hardware & Transport + Finance & Insurance aimed at PMCs/PSCs, NGOs, and development projects.

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


ORGANIZATIONS

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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· American Contractors in Iraq: MORE>>

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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: the latest titles, recent scholarship, early scholarship, and the Iraq conflict. Find a broader selection of topics at our thematic and easy-to-browse (UK & US) >>SHOPS

 
NEWS: SPOTLIGHT

· Colombia hostage rescue: the Israeli angle, Haaretz, 4 Jul 2008: >>GO

· Foreign security guards in Iraq may lose immunity, The Times, 3 Jul 2008: >>GO
· TALES FROM THE TWILIGHT WAR ZONE: Use of Islamic law asked in Blackwater's Presidential Airways suit, News & Observer, 19 Jun 2008: >>GO
· Israeli shift to private security draws fire, FT.com, 4 Jun 2008: >>GO
· Nepal's new republic puts Gurkhas at risk, The Telegraph, 1 Jun 2008: >>GO
· Iraq abduction anniversary appeal, BBC, 29 May 2008: >>GO
· Spending On Iraq Poorly Tracked. Washington Post, News, 23 May 2008: >>GO
· British IT recruiters defiant over security clearance. Contractor UK, 23 May 2008: >>GO

· Sanders halts Blackwater plans. Union Tribune, 23 May 2008: >>GO | Injunction for Otay operations granted, 17 Jun 2008: >>GO


· Outsourcing Intelligence in Iraq: A CorpWatch Report on L-3/Titan, CorpWatch, 29 Apr 2008: >>GO
· Who's Behind Abu Ghraib?, MotherJones, 20 Mar 2008: >>GO

· Reframing the Defense Outsourcing Debate: Merging Government Oversight with Industry Partnership, POI/IPOA, Oct 2007: GO>>

· The French (PMCs) are coming, 23 June 2008: >>GO

· Video report: Simon Mann's trial in Equatorial Guinea, Channel 4 News, June 17- 2008: >>GO
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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. MORE >>

  Looking for a security job in a conflict or post-conflict zone such as Afghanistan, Iraq, or Darfur? Visit our recruitment area. >>GO

LINKS

News Agencies, Discussion Forums, University Projects & Departments, Charity, Campaigns & Foundations, as well as sites focusing on international security and intelligence. MORE >>

 
FEATURE LINKS:
· The Falkland Islands Defence Force (FIDF), a civilian army. MORE>>
· Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers (SaBRE). MORE>>
· TurboTAP: the official US Transition Assistance Program. MORE>>
EVENTS
  · Grand final of the 2008 Global Security Challenge. London, 13 November 2008: MORE>>
· The Future of Ship Registers, Singapore, 13-14 October 2008: MORE>>
· Iraq Development Program Summit – Erbil Kurdistan Region, Iraq, 8-9 October 2008: MORE>>
· SMi's Port Security Conference: Identify Risks and Mitigate Threats, Barcelona, 1-2 October 2008: MORE>>
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· International Conference in support of Afghanistan, Paris, 12th June 2008 MORE>>
· Critical Infrastructure Protection Summit for Africa & The Middle East: Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, June 2008.
· International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers: 29 May 2008: About | 2007 Day
· SMi's 9th Annual Fighter Training Conference: London, 19-20 May 2008: MORE>>
· SMi’s Cyber Defence Conference: Copenhagen, 14-5 May 2008: MORE>>
· Project Rebuild Iraq 2008: The 5th International Rebuild Iraq Exhibition: Amman, Jordan, 5-8 May 2008: MORE>>
· 3rd Annual Canadian DND UXO Forum: Ottawa, 22-24 April 2008: MORE>>
· Iraq Defence, Security & Communications Summit: United Arab Emirates, 16-17 Feb 2008: Press release | Sold out | MORE>>

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

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.

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

Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone. By Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Knopf, 2006.

Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror. By Robert Young Peyton, Crown, 2006.

The Wonga Coup: A Tale of Guns, Germs And Mayhem in an Oil-rich Corner of Africa. By Adam Roberts, PublicAffairs, 2006.
The Journal of International Peace Operations: published by the International Peace Operations Association (IPOA): Jul/Aug 2008 issue is now available to download: >>GO
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