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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 In 2008, I was asked to participate in a plan to stage an armed intervention in Darfur. I believed Blackwater could stage a humanitarian intervention for days or even weeks, and I suggested other options for Greystone that included training Darfurians or African Union peacekeepers to defend against Sudanese aggression.
#2 The plan was to send Blackwater to Darfur to help the Janjaweed militias stop the genocide, but the risks outweighed the benefits. In the future, individuals and organizations might overcome such reservations and retain more aggressive PMCs to do their bidding.
#3 A free market for force would be closer than many think. As the consumer-in-chief, the United States wields market power to shape private military business practices and norms. As the demand for security in an insecure world increases, supply will expand as emerging firms offer greater combat-oriented possibilities.
#4 The future marketplace will be hot spots and conflict zones, such as the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, because demand for security is high there. Yet introducing an industry vested in conflict into the most conflict-prone places on earth is perplexing, given the possible consequences for the people who live there.

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Publié par	Everest Media LLC
Date de parution	12 mai 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9798822507609
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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#1

In 2008, I was asked to participate in a plan to stage an armed intervention in Darfur. I believed Blackwater could stage a humanitarian intervention for days or even weeks, and I suggested other options for Greystone that included training Darfurians or African Union peacekeepers to defend against Sudanese aggression.

#2

The plan was to send Blackwater to Darfur to help the Janjaweed militias stop the genocide, but the risks outweighed the benefits. In the future, individuals and organizations might overcome such reservations and retain more aggressive PMCs to do their bidding.

#3

A free market for force would be closer than many think. As the consumer-in-chief, the United States wields market power to shape private military business practices and norms. As the demand for security in an insecure world increases, supply will expand as emerging firms offer greater combat-oriented possibilities.

#4

The future marketplace will be hot spots and conflict zones, such as the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, because demand for security is high there. Yet introducing an industry vested in conflict into the most conflict-prone places on earth is perplexing, given the possible consequences for the people who live there.

#5

The reappearance of private military actors heralds a wider trend in international relations: the emergence of neomedievalism. In the modern world order, only states are sovereign, and only they can participate in international politics, make international laws, and legitimately wage war.

#6

The return of private armies is a disturbing trend that may soon not be expected to retain a monopoly on the use of force.
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#1

The private military industry has grown since the end of the Cold War. Today’s military firms are multinational corporations with subsidiaries around the world and quarterly profit reports for investors.

#2

The private military industry has become a popular subject of study in recent years, but knowledge about it is still limited. Government inquiry into the industry is limited and, at times, convoluted.

#3

The private military industry is a difficult topic to research, as there is little data available on it. The industry defenders argue that the private sector is more efficient and effective than the public sector at finding solutions to difficult security challenges, but they offer no evidence to support these claims.

#4

There is no common definition of who is a member of the industry, and there are many terms used to describe these firms. The government generally uses the term private security company, but this term means wholly different things to different parts of the bureaucracy.

#5

The private military industry is difficult to define, and there is a lack of industry data and insider knowledge. However, it is important to distinguish between external and internal security, as they differ in what they do and how they do it.

#6

The market for force is not a free market, but a monopsony. The current market marker for modern force is the United States, as it has turned to the private sector in unprecedented ways to support its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

#7

The private military sector consists of three categories of units or companies analogous to combat arms, combat service, and combat service support. The private military companies are the private sector equivalent of combat arms, since their job place them in the line of fire.

#8

There are two types of PMCs: mercenary and military enterpriser. Mercenary companies are private armies that can conduct autonomous military campaigns, offensive operations, and force projection. Military enterprisers raise armies rather than command them, and make their money by making them for someone else.

#9

Military enterprisers are PMCs in another way. With their stronger mercenary cousins, they share the same competences and could easily be transformed into mercenary firms. The security support companies are the private sector version of the US Army’s combat services units and are generally unarmed.

#10

The private military industry is made up of many different companies, and they all serve a specific purpose in relation to combat operations.

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