Buyer Beware: How Market Structure Affects Contracting and Company Performance in the Private Military Industry
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DOI: 10.1080/09636412.2017.1243912
Abstract: ABSTRACT Private military and security companies are integral components of the defense and intelligence operations of some of the world's most powerful states. Despite the increasingly pivotal role of contractors, analysts have yet to develop… read more here.
Keywords: defense; industry; private military; market ... See more keywords
Privatising war: assessing the decision to hire private military contractors
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DOI: 10.1080/13698230.2015.1083257
Abstract: There has been a huge growth in the size and number of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) in the last decade or so. In this context, the question of when, if ever, states should… read more here.
Keywords: decision; pmscs; war assessing; private military ... See more keywords
International Legal Status of Private Military Companies
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DOI: 10.1134/s1019331620010098
Abstract: Abstract The modern world with constantly emerging international contradictions and military conflicts attempts to react adequately to existing challenges. To this end, private military companies (PMCs) have become increasingly in demand by states, multinational corporations,… read more here.
Keywords: status private; legal status; military companies; private military ... See more keywords