How a Swiss-based organisation is regulating military contractors


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Blackwater US security personnel board a helicopter in the Iraqi city of Hillah in a photograph dated June 17, 2007. Wathiq Khuzaie/Keystone Private security service providers are replacing soldiers on today’s battlefields. Switzerland aims to make them respect international law by promoting a code of conduct. This content was published on March 23, 2023 minutes Ariane Lüthi Ariane is an expert on business and human rights. Before becoming a Swiss diplomat, she led impact assessments around the globe for a multinational corporation. While at the foreign ministry, she was posted to Iran and worked on security policy. Since 2020, Ariane...