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Mercenaries and security contractors in the 21st century : the past and future of private force / edited by Eugenio Cusumano, Christopher Kinsey, and Robert Parr

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Titre(s)

Mercenaries and security contractors in the 21st century : the past and future of private force / edited by Eugenio Cusumano, Christopher Kinsey, and Robert Parr

Auteur(s)

Cusumano, Eugenio

Autre(s) auteur(s)

Publication

London New York (N.Y.) : Routledge, 2025

Description matérielle

1 vol. (XIII-265 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm

Collection

Routledge private security studies

ISBN

978-1-0325-3357-5
1-03-253357-9
978-1-0325-3358-2
1-03-253358-7

EAN

9781032533575 rel.

Appartient à la collection

Routledge private security studies

Autre variante du titre

[Mercenaries and security contractors in the twenty-first century.]
[Past and future of private force.]

Classification décimale Dewey

355.354

Note sur les bibliographies et les index

Bibliogr. en fin de chapitres. Notes bibliogr. Index

Note sur le contenu

Historical Overview Mercenaries and Neomedievalism: From History to Historicity / Malte Riemann Private Military Corporations and Military Contractors in the Chola Empire: Circa 800-Circa 1200 CE / Kaushik Roy Mercenaries in 14th-Century Europe: Crack troops or 'useless and dangerous'? / Matteo C.M. Casiraghi How Britain Socially Constructed Mercenaries: The Case of German Soldiers in British Service during the American War of Independence / Helene Olsen Private Force Today The Market for Force in the United Arab Emirates's Network-centric Statecraft / Andreas Krieg Wagner Goes South: Russian Private Military Contractors in North Africa and the Sahel / Assala Khettache Private Security in Colombia: The stabilisation of Medellin / Robert Parr China's Emerging Private Security Companies: Development, challenges, and future prospects / Jingdong Yuan Varieties of Maritime Private Security: Commercial vessel protection off the Horn of Africa and in the Gulf of Guinea / Eugenio Cusumano Private Military Companies: Low-cost tools for power and status? Åse Gilje Østensen and Tor Bukkvoll International Volunteers in the Ukraine War: Macro-level scripts and micro-level motivations / Naira Arutyunova and Jozef Bátora Representations of Soldiers of Fortune in Mexico and the Congo in American and European Cinema / Paul B Rich Private Force and the Future of International Security Future Warfare between Privatization and Automation / Antonio Calcara Private Warriors for the Digital Age? The demand and supply of cybersecurity firms / Isabella Stuerzer and Moritz Weiss Private Force in Africa: Reassessing regulatory frameworks and advocating for an African-centric approach to PMSCs / Oluwaseyi Mike Bamigboye and Christopher Kinsey

Résumé ou extrait

"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 military and security market warrants a systematic investigation of commercial actors' involvement in the variety of tasks associated with the provision of violence, ranging from combat to vessel protection and cybersecurity. Combining theoretical and empirical approaches, the essays in this volume provide an historical investigation into private force that extends beyond Europe and the United States. By focusing on recent developments, such as the extensive involvement of Russian mercenaries in Ukraine, new evidence from the Global South, and the added historical depth given to the study of commercial providers of warfare, this volume questions the endurance of norms like the mercenary taboo and the state monopoly of violence. In doing so, it sheds new light on the past, present, and future of private security. This book will be of much interest to students of private security studies, military studies, security studies and International Relations"-- Provided by publisher

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