02805nam 2200625 a 450 991046496480332120200520144314.00-8047-7741-110.1515/9780804777414(CKB)2560000000072232(EBL)683261(OCoLC)713026401(SSID)ssj0000474231(PQKBManifestationID)12187426(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474231(PQKBWorkID)10454938(PQKB)10696541(MiAaPQ)EBC683261(DE-B1597)564924(DE-B1597)9780804777414(Au-PeEL)EBL683261(CaPaEBR)ebr10459557(OCoLC)1224278373(EXLCZ)99256000000007223220100819d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVictory for hire[electronic resource] private security companies' impact on military effectiveness /Molly DuniganStanford, Calif. Stanford Security Studies20111 online resource (254 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8047-7458-7 0-8047-7459-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Democratic states, their militaries, and security privatization : theoretical considerations -- Brothers in arms? : PSCS deployed alongside the national military -- Trading places : private firms hired in place of national militaries -- Historical insights : mercenary and auxiliary forces integrated into national militaries -- Concluding lessons and recommendations.At peak utilization, private security contractors (PSCs) constituted a larger occupying force in Iraq and Afghanistan than did U.S. troops. Yet, no book has so far assessed the impact of private security companies on military effectiveness. Filling that gap, Molly Dunigan reveals how the increasing tendency to outsource missions to PSCs has significant ramifications for both tactical and long-term strategic military effectiveness-and for the likelihood that the democracies that deploy PSCs will be victorious in warfare, both over the short- and long-term. She highlights some of tPrivate military companiesPrivate security servicesMilitary policyElectronic books.Private military companies.Private security services.Military policy.355.3/5Dunigan Molly904725MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464964803321Victory for hire2472971UNINA