What does IPOA stand for?

International Peace Operations Association

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

Military and Government
Organizations, NGOs, schools, universities, etc.

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Samples in periodicals archive:

2001 The International Convention Against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries enters into force April 2001 The International Peace Operations Association is founded Post September 11, 2001 The private military industry experiences its largest burst in growth when the US military undertakes its Global War on Terror 2004 Blackwater contractors are ambushed and killed in Fallujah, Iraq, which leads to the Battle of Fallujah Proposed Solutions One of the solutions one might instigate is regulating warfare and controlling democracy by means of authorizing the use of force.

Privatization of War Legal, Ethical and Economical Aspects

This industry, like most others in the United States, has a trade association--The International Peace Operations Association (IPOA).

Privatized operations: government needs to reexamine rules for ...

Of the estimated 25,000 security personnel working in Iraq, only about 2,000 are Americans and they earn between $350 to $500 a day, said Doug Brooks, president of the International Peace Operations Association.

Six-figure bonuses retain US commandos

The International Peace Operations Association, a trade group that represents Blackwater and other companies doing business in Iraq, is not opposed to better oversight of the industry, according to Doug Brooks, the group's president.

Who watches US security firms in Iraq?