Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) Background: Services Provided by Private Security Contractors (PSC); Number and Profile of PSCs Working in Iraq and Afghanistan; Congr

Contents: (1) Background; (2) Managing Contractors during Contingency Contracting; (3) Number and Roles of Contractors in CENTCOM, in Iraq, in Afghanistan; (4)

Sean McFate lays bare the opaque world of private military contractors, explaining the economic structure of the industry and showing in detail how firms operat

This book explores the use of deadly force by private security companies during the Iraq War. The work focuses on and compares the activities of the US companie

The private military industry has been growing rapidly since the end of the Cold War. The Morality of Private War uses normative political theory to assess the