THE PERSPECTIVES OF INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES’
https://doi.org/10.24833/2071-8160-2016-2-47-145-160
Abstract
About the Authors
M. A. NebolsinaRussian Federation
researcher at the Center for Euro-Atlantic security of the International Studies Institute,
76 Prospect Vernadskogo, Moscow, 119454
A. I. Nikitin
Russian Federation
PhD in Political Science, Professor at the Department for Political Studies of MGIMOUniversity, Director for the Center for Euro-Atlantic security of the International Studies Institute,
76 Prospect Vernadskogo, Moscow, 119454
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For citations:
Nebolsina M.A., Nikitin A.I. THE PERSPECTIVES OF INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES’. MGIMO Review of International Relations. 2016;(2(47)):145-160. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24833/2071-8160-2016-2-47-145-160