War on the Rocks

Chinese Private Security Companies: Neither Blackwater Nor the Wagner Group

Since the launch of the Belt and Road initiative in 2013, Chinese private military companies envisioned working with U.S. firms like Blackwater. They sought to replicate Blackwater’s role in Iraq, ...
Time

In the World of Private Security, There Aren’t Many Rules or Regulations

This story is two of three in Insecure, a series about the private security industry. Read Part 1: Private Security Guards Are Replacing Police Across America. And part 3: The Problems Inside North ...
WKYT

Good Question: Why is Lexington using private security for the increased security downtown instead of police?

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - For today’s Good Question, Richard asks: Why is the city using private security rather than Lexington PD for the expanded security at the courthouse and city parks? Last week, Mayor ...
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Former Charlotte council member questions whether private security should handle Charlotte light rail system

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A group of private security guards showed up on a light rail platform in Uptown Charlotte on Monday, asking riders if they’d paid the fare. It’s one of the initiatives CATS is ...