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Private Military Companies in Russian Foreign Policy: 2014–2023 Years

open access: yesHumanitarian vision
The article focuses on the activities of private military companies (PMCs) of the russian federation as a tool for implementing its foreign policy and geopolitical goals. The main reasons for the creation of PMCs in russia, their evolution and key stages
O. Ivasechko, T. Bondar
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Private Military Companies in the Russian Federation Foreign and Security Policies in 2014–2019

open access: yes, 2020
The aim of the scientific article is to reveal motives and features of using private military companies in Russian Federation foreign and security policy in 2014-2019. In order to do so, qualitative research method is applied, using case analysis method.
Aivaras Giedraitis
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Risks of Private Military Companies for the Country of Origin: The Case of Wagner

open access: yesGüvenlik Stratejileri Dergisi
Due to the recent changes in the nature of wars, hybrid wars have become widespread, and private military companies have become an important tool in the war strategies of states, especially of those with global goals.
Gökhan Tuncel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Private Military Companies’ Role in International Armed Conflicts

open access: yesJournal of International Studies on Energy Affairs
This research aims to analyze the role of Wagner Group as a private military company in the Russia-Ukraine conflict which is getting deteriorating and has led to a greater conflict escalation. It uses a qualitative approach with an analytical descriptive
S. Bustami   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Private Military and Security Companies and Gendered Human Rights Challenges: Oversight or Blatant Disregard?

open access: yesBusiness and Human Rights Journal, 2022
It is well documented that the private military and security industry has the capacity to do great gendered harms to both those it encounters and those it employs.1 Significantly, it is also a sector where a variety of human rights-based approaches ...
Sorcha MacLeod, N. van Amstel
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Activities of private military and security companies: issues of legitimacy and law

open access: yesЮридические исследования, 2022
The article examines the assessment of the activities of private military and security companies through the prism of the legitimacy of their activities, the legitimacy of the decisions of the authorities on the basis of which they act and the legal ...
Alexandra Konstantinovna Egorova
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
wiley   +1 more source

Privateers in Australia’s conflict and disaster zones [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The private security industry has become an established component in the conflict and disaster zones where the Australian Government operates and looks set to be an enduring feature of the security landscape.
James Brown
core  

Decoding the Circular Economy Job Market in the EU: A Quantitative and Comparative Analysis

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The circular economy (CE) is increasingly promoted as a pathway to sustainable development, yet systematic evidence on the structure of the CE labor market remains limited. Little is known about how CE‐related job opportunities are distributed across countries, which job characteristics dominate this market, and how such patterns compare with ...
Pavlos Fafalios   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Non-state Armed Groups and International Humanitarian Law

open access: yesМосковский журнал международного права, 2013
The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the problems associated with a significant increase in the number of private military and security companies are actively involved in armed conflict presents issues of legality of their participation in ...
I. I. Коtlyarov, Yu. V. Puzyreva
doaj   +1 more source

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