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Chirol On Militias

Couple things on the topic of this post (basically exploring a way to nicely unwind the state). Not militias. Private military corporations. More precisely, Chirol’s put together a framework on how to set about the regulation of domestic PMCs. If … Continue reading

14. March 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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DHS Report on Violent Vets

Regardless of the political noise around it, the DHS report on combat vets (loosely defined) as armed non-state actors is useful. We’ll should more go the merc route (security privatization) vs renegade radical. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

24. April 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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PMC Protection Rackets

This is a follow up to a brief I gave to a top academic audience a few years ago, titled “Rising Market-States: The Evolving Role of Private Military Contractors.” The only difference between Hamas, LeT, Naxals, Shining Path, Taliban, Zetas … Continue reading

24. January 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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