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Private Military and Security Companies in the International Legal Void

Private military and security companies have often been characterized as modern mercenaries,... ... military force has been the question of whether private military and security companies (PMSCs) and their personnel should be classified as mercenaries. The proponents of PMSCs... ... example is neither fictitious, nor rare. As of July 2013, 83% of the private military and security contractors working for the US Department of Defense in Iraq, and 10% in Afghanistan...

04.08.2013

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The Rise of the Private Military and Security Industry

... gradual privatization of war and foreign policy. One aspect of this process is the rise of a thriving private military and security industry, starting in the early 1990s and intensifying with the ‘War on Terror’. Apart from the general trend ... ... of government apparatuses, the budget cuts, and the subsequent outsourcing of a wide range of state functions, the growth of private military and security companies (PMSCs) was fueled by an emerging international context characterized by a combination of systemic, geopolitical and ideological ...

18.06.2013

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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)