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War & securityWhat are private military companies?
Contracted force, and the accountability gap around it.
What this covers
- What functions are contracted out and by whom
- How they are regulated, where they are not
- Why their use complicates attribution
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What exactly is a proxy war?
How powerful states compete without directly fighting each other.
Geopolitics
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How do intelligence agencies influence geopolitics?
Documented history, ongoing secrecy, and the space between.
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International courts
Who they can try, and what happens if a state refuses.
How the world actually works
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What does 'military escalation' actually mean?
A precise term used very loosely in headlines.
War & security