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Private Military Firms in France?

A number of leading political and military figures are keen on finding a legal framework for establishing private military companies in France along the lines of MPRI in the U.S. and Sandline in Britain. [...]

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Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
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China, Philippines, United States
The great US-China subsea cables race in the Pacific

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Viktor Orban's new security entourage

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