Deborah Avant

People (Including Me) Used to Think That the Private Military Industry Couldn’t Govern Itself. We Were Wrong.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 06:30
Erik Prince is in the news again. Two recent articles in The Intercept describes how the notorious founder of Blackwater is being investigated for brokering military services to foreign governments and money laundering. However, whether Erik Prince has changed or not, the industry that he is involved in surely has.
Banned Blackwater Training Now Possible Under Proposed U.S. Rule
Saturday, November 7, 2015 - 10:44

The State Department’s Directorate for Defense Trade Controls has proposed a rule change that could loosen oversight of private security companies and exacerbate the problems we’ve seen with them.

 

‘Enhanced Interrogation’ Could Become a New U.S. Export under Revised Regulations
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 08:04
The State Department’s Directorate for Defense Trade Controls has proposed a rule change that could loosen oversight of private security companies and exacerbate the problems we’ve seen with them.