Mercenaries and Security Contractors in the 21st Century : The Past and Future of Private Force

This book examines the debate over private security contractors, using historical and contemporary cases, including several non-Western examples.Since the end of the Cold War, security privatization has grown in its geographical outreach, breadth, and scope. This pervasive expansion of the private m...

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Other Authors Cusumano, Eugenio (Editor), Kinsey, Christopher (Editor), Parr, Robert (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : Routledge, 2025.
SeriesRoutledge private security studies.
Subjects
Private security services.
mercenaries;private security contractors;private force;proxy warfare;Global South
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781003411659
1003411657
9781040333037
1040333036
9781040333099
1040333095
9781032533575
Physical Description1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction Part I: Historical Overview 1. Mercenaries and Neomedievalism: From History to Historicity 2. Private Military Corporations and Military Contractors in the Chola Empire: Circa 800-Circa 1200 CE 3. Mercenaries in 14th-Century Europe: Crack troops or 'useless and dangerous'? 4. How Britain Socially Constructed Mercenaries: The Case of German Soldiers in British Service during the American War of Independence Part II: Private Force Today 5. The Market for Force in the United Arab Emirates's Network-centric Statecraft 6. Wagner Goes South: Russian Private Military Contractors in North Africa and the Sahel 7. Private Security in Colombia: The stabilisation of Medellin 8. China's Emerging Private Security Companies: Development, challenges, and future prospects 9. Varieties of Maritime Private Security: Commercial vessel protection off the Horn of Africa and in the Gulf of Guinea 10. Private Military Companies: Low-cost tools for power and status? 11. International Volunteers in the Ukraine War: Macro-level scripts and micro-level motivations 12. Representations of Soldiers of Fortune in Mexico and the Congo in American and European Cinema Part III: Private Force and the Future of International Security 13. Future Warfare between Privatization and Automation 14. Private Warriors for the Digital Age? The demand and supply of cybersecurity firms 15. Private Force in Africa: Reassessing regulatory frameworks and advocating for an African-centric approach to PMSCs Conclusion

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