The Rise of the Private Military and Security Industry

... functions to private contractors contributed to the creation and impressive growth of private military and security companies. Operating in hot spots across the world and... ... non-state actors like multinational oil/gas companies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as the resurfacing of inter- and intra-state tensions that had been curbed... ... that their number had increased to 1 out of 4 soldiers in 2011 in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. The growth of the private military/security industry demonstrates a gradual...