Contracts with private military and security companies are a reality of modern conflicts. This discerning book provides nuanced insights into the international

Reliance on the private military industry and the privatization of public functions has left our government less able to govern effectively. When decisions that

The book concludes with an assessment of the complexities surrounding responses to security privatization - and an exploration of when, and whether, it should b

Mercenaries are more powerful than experts realize, a grave oversight. Those who assume they are cheap imitations of national armed forces invite disaster becau