02742nam 2200613 a 450 991079175270332120230725021226.00-8047-7741-110.1515/9780804777414(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 private security companies' impact on military effectiveness /Molly DuniganStanford, CA Stanford Security Studies20111 online resource (xvi, 235 pages) illustrationsDescription 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.Private military companiesPrivate security servicesMilitary policyPrivate military companies.Private security services.Military policy.355.3/5Dunigan Molly904725MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791752703321Victory for hire3704832UNINA