Related Chapters for "The Privatization of Violence and Security"
March 2013
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7 Mar 2013
In Defence of New Wars
Author: Mary Kaldor
Publisher: Ubiquity Press
This article reviews the literature on 'new wars'. It argues that 'new wars' should be understood not as an empirical category but rather as a way of explaing the logic of contemporary war that can offer both a research strategy and a guide to policy. More on «In Defence of New Wars»
April 2012
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Apr 2012
Ethical Lessons of Maximizing Private Contractor Value in Afghanistan and Iraq
Author: Doug Brooks, Mackenzie Duelge
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
This chapter explores lessons from the US's use of contractors in peace and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. More on «Ethical Lessons of Maximizing Private Contractor Value in Afghanistan and Iraq»
January 2012
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2012
Private Security Companies in the Czech Republic
Author: Oldrich Bures
Publisher: Central European Journal of International and Security Studies (CEJISS)
Czech private security companies have thus far received relatively little attention both internationally and, until recently, domestically. More on «Private Security Companies in the Czech Republic» -
2012
Private Military and Security Companies
Author: Jerónimo Delgådo Caicedo, Nicolás Ávila
Publisher: African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
This article analyzes the growth of private military and security companies (PMSCs) and the part they can play in a country's development. More on «Private Military and Security Companies»
November 2011
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Nov 2011
The Potential Use of PMSCS to Fulfill the EU's Security Strategy
Author: Marco Marilli
Publisher: Central European Journal of International and Security Studies (CEJISS)
The focus of this work rests on the potential role of PMSCs in EU peace operations to reflect the organisation’s growing competence (as a security actor) and as a regulator of private security services. More on «The Potential Use of PMSCS to Fulfill the EU's Security Strategy»
March 2011
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Mar 2011
Privatising Security and War
Author: José L Gómez del Prado
Publisher: Forced Migration Review
State security functions normally carried out by national armies or police forces are being outsourced to private military and security companies in countries where conflict is displacing many people. More on «Privatising Security and War»
January 2011
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2011
The Democratic Civilian Control of Private Security Companies in Latvia
Author: Edgars Einiks
Publisher: Baltic Defence College (BDC)
This study examines the Latvian democratic civilian control of private military companies (PMCs) in the context of the interior security of Latvia. More on «The Democratic Civilian Control of Private Security Companies in Latvia»
January 2010
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2010
Where Guns Rule
Author: Artha Kira R Paredes
Publisher: Small Arms Survey
Political killings in Abra continue despite the creation of a first police Task Force Abra in 2004 and a second ahead of the 2007 elections. More on «Where Guns Rule» -
2010
Evolving Insurgency and India’s Counter-Insurgency Options
Author: Shantanu Chakrabarti
Publisher: Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes
Insurgency-related threats have undoubtedly become the biggest security threat to the nation-state system in current times, far outweighing the diminishing risk of inter-state conflict. More on «Evolving Insurgency and India’s Counter-Insurgency Options» -
2010
Cowboys in the Middle East
Author: Christopher M Kovach
Publisher: Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes
Waging war with a combination of regular troops and private security company (PSC) contractors can be done; however, at times the contractors act at cross-purposes with the stated objectives of the campaign. More on «Cowboys in the Middle East»
