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Private Military and Security Companies in the International Legal Void

Private military and security companies have often been characterized as modern mercenaries, an accusation that merits serious consideration, as mercenarism is illegal ... ... military force has been the question of whether private military and security companies (PMSCs) and their personnel should be classified as mercenaries. The proponents of PMSCs... ... private military and security contractors working for the US Department of Defense in Iraq, and 10% in Afghanistan, are third-country nationals, i.e. neither US citizens...

04.08.2013

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The Rise of the Private Military and Security Industry

... mission of defending crucial strategic installations, is again largely debatable. Mercenaries or not, private military/security contractors now play a significant part... ... believed 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... ... accountability and democratic control over military action. The highly ambiguous legal status of PMSCs has long been widely recognized, yet no substantial progress has been made towards...

18.06.2013

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