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119              <td align="center"><span class="style5"><font color="#000066"><strong>About </strong></font><strong>PrivateMilitary.org</strong></span></td>
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164                                        <td align="center"><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #FFFFFF">---</font></td>
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167                                        <td align="left"><blockquote>
168                                          <p>PrivateMIlitary.org 
169                                            is a private, independent, and not-for-profit 
170                                            initiative offering people interested 
171                                            in &quot;Private Military Companies&quot; and/or &quot;Private Security Companies&quot; (PMCs, PSCs, PMSCs)  expert directories 
172                                            of resources related to these types of firms as well as the wider privatization of security phenomenon. </p>
173                                          <p>To understand better the private uses of force, the site also incorporates a section focusing on &quot;Adverse Private Forces&quot; (APFs) such as drug trafficking organizations, terrorist organizations, rebels and insurgents, and mafias and organized crime. Global security issues such as  emerging patterns of conflict, cyber-crime, maritime piracy and terrorism are also explored here.</p>
174                                          <p>Ultimately, the global security universe catalogued by PrivateMilitary.org throws new light on the thesis that conflict in the 21st century has been  largely redefined as a struggle between  &quot;security partnerships&quot; (between the private sector and state and multilateral forces) and APFs <a href="contractors_and_adverse_private_forces.html">-</a>to learn more, please <a href="contractors_and_adverse_private_forces.html">click here</a>.</p>
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190                                      <p>&nbsp;</p>
191                                      <p><strong><font style="">Our history</font></strong></p>
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196                                    <td><p align="left">PrivateMIlitary.org went live early in 
197                                      1999. The website was originally aimed at a highly specialized audience. In 
198                                      March 2000, the website                                             was re-designed in order to make 
199                                      it available to the general public. 
200                                      This version of the website was the first publicly 
201                                      linked to the PrivateMilitary.org 
202                                      domain. Although our online and offline resources have expanded considerably ever since, the aim sought by PrivateMilitary.org 
203                                      in 2000 continues to guide the evolution of our enterprise:</p>
204                                      <blockquote>
205                                        <p align="left"><em>Since 
206                                          the early 1990s, the world has witnessed 
207                                          the proliferation of Private 
208                                          Military Companies (PMCs) and Private Security Companies (PSCs), 
209                                          which are legally established enterprises 
210                                          that profit from the offering of 
211                                          military and security-related expertise 
212                                          that used to be considered the preserve 
213                                          of the state and satisfied by its military and constabulary forces. PrivateMilitary.org 
214                                          aims to be a useful and free source 
215                                          of information for those interested 
216                                          and participating in the debate about this growing business sector and its implications for global security</em>.</p>
217                                      </blockquote>
218                                      <p align="justify">Our audience is diverse, reflecting 
219                                        the growing interest in security 
220                                        privatization and military outsourcing 
221                                        trends: scholars, higher-education 
222                                        students, professional researchers, 
223                                        journalists, business organizations 
224                                        (in the supply and demand sides), 
225                                        international and non-governmental 
226                                        organizations, law enforcement personnel, 
227                                        private security specialists, servicemen, 
228                                        former servicemen, and military 
229                                        enthusiasts. People concerned about the deployment of 
230                                        their loved ones to Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and other fields of battle are also part of our audience. All these communities regularly offer feedback and <a href="contribute.html" target="_self">CONTRIBUTE</a> to our directories. Yes, our vast and ever evolving online footprint intersects social media. Please visit the <a href="reachingus.html" target="_self">REACHING US</a> page to see some of the social media websites where we interact with our audience and the general public &#8212;feel free to say hello if you come across us in any of those forums!</p>
231                                      <p align="justify">Indeed, PrivateMIlitary.org could have a cooler website and perhaps engineer an &quot;instant gratification&quot; platform. However, that would cost and undermine our free and universal access principle. How many of the websites you have visited over the last decade started as free-access and now charge monthly fees? How many websites now profit from selling the information you provided them with after creating your 'free access' account?  Well, since 1999 we remain a free, not-for-profit and no-sign-in resource and in the process, have helped  many people to complete their degrees or get new jobs  !</p></td>
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