Information on "Private Security"
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Dealing with Private Security Companies
Author: Marc von Boemcken
Publisher: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
While there is evidence to suggest that private security companies can help foster economic growth and ease the burdens of public security providers, the still inadequate regulation of these companies tends to create problems. More on «Dealing with Private Security Companies»
January 2012
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2012
Armed Non-State Actors: Current Trends & Future Challenges
Author: DCAF & Geneva Call
Publisher: Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
This paper focuses on the current and potential threat posed by armed non-state actors (NSAs) in 2012. More on «Armed Non-State Actors: Current Trends & Future Challenges» -
2012
From Private Security to Public Good
Author: Geoff Burt
Publisher: Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
The paper analyzes the state of the private security industry in Haiti and the legal framework under which it operates. More on «From Private Security to Public Good»
December 2011
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Dec 2011
Commercial Security and Development
Author: Marc von Boemcken, Michael Ashkenazi
Publisher: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
An important argument of this brief is that the phenomenon of commercial security forces us to reconsider some of the contentions underlying the so-called ‘security–development nexus’. More on «Commercial Security and Development»
November 2011
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1 Nov 2011
From Market for Force to Market for Peace
Author: Azeez O Olaniyan, Eric George, Thembani Mbadlanyana, Chris M A Kwaja, Chris M A Kwaja
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
In this monograph five African analysts debate the merits and pitfalls, morality and politics, accountability and legal issues, of using private operators in African peacekeeping efforts. More on «From Market for Force to Market for Peace»
March 2011
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7 Mar 2011
Rita Abrahamsen and Michael Williams on Private Security Companies, Global Security, and Africa
Author: Rita Abrahamsen, Michael Williams
Publisher: Theory Talks
In this theory talk, Rita Abrahamsen and Michael Williams investigate everyday, commercial, and non-militarized forms of private security and introduce the notion of 'security assemblages' to describe the complex mixes of actors involved in security ... More on «Rita Abrahamsen and Michael Williams on Private Security Companies, Global Security, and Africa»
January 2011
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Jan 2011
Merchants of African Conflict
Author: Sabelo Gumedze, Deane-Peter Baker, Irene Ndung’u, Lindy Heinecken, Michon Motzouris
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This monograph explores the emergence of private military and security companies (PMSCs), which are sometimes described as ‘corporate entities that provide military expertise and other professional services essential to combat and warfare’. More on «Merchants of African Conflict» -
2011
Baltic Security and Defence Review 2011 (2)
Author: Shaun Allan, Adam D M Svendsen, Edgars Einiks, Karlis Kreslinš, Aleksandrs Pavlovics, Inese Kreslina, Gregory A Thiele, Ciro Paoletti, Michael H Clemmesen
Publisher: Baltic Defence College (BDC)
This issue contains a mix of articles on Baltic regional military history with three articles on the World War I and post World War I era. More on «Baltic Security and Defence Review 2011 (2)»
September 2010
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6 Sep 2010
Illicit Arms in Indonesia
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
A bloody bank robbery in Medan in August 2010 and the discovery in Aceh in February 2010 of a terrorist training camp using old police weapons have focused public attention on the circulation of illegal arms in Indonesia. More on «Illicit Arms in Indonesia» -
Sep 2010
Private Security in Guatemala: The Pathway to Its Proliferation
Author: Otto Argueta
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
It has become commonplace to explain the proliferation of private security services as causally determined by crime rates and institutional weakness. More on «Private Security in Guatemala: The Pathway to Its Proliferation»
