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Author:   Gary Schaub, Jr. ,  Ryan Kelty
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.758kg
ISBN:  

9781442260214

ISBN 10:   1442260211
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   22 June 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: From Making to Buying: Controlling the Coercive Capacities of the Corporate Warrior Gary Schaub, Jr. and Ryan Kelty Chapter 2: Mercenaries or Legitimate Actors? South African Regulation of PMSCs Shannon Bosch, Marelie Maritz, and Matthew Kimble Chapter 3: Privatizing the Israeli Defense Forces: Retracing the Public–Private Divide Guy I. Seidman Chapter 4: Private Security and Somali Piracy: The Challenges of the Maritime Marketplace Christopher Spearin Chapter 5: Controlling the Corporate Warrior in Iraq David Strachan-Morris Chapter 6: ISAF, Inc.? Private Military and Security Companies and the Afghan “Surge” David Perry Chapter 7: The UK Approach to Controlling Private Military and Security Contractors Eugenio Cusumano and Christopher Kinsey Chapter 8: Industry Associations and the Regulation of Private Military and Security Companies Surabhi Ranganathan Chapter 9: Establishing Industry Norms: ISOA Doug Brooks, Andrew Koch, and Gary Schaub, Jr. Chapter 10: The Montreux Document: The Legal Significance of a Non-Legal Instrument Ian Ralby Chapter 11: Contractor Identity: Military Professional Practice and the Evolution of the Modern Soldier Volker Franke Chapter 12: Brothers in Arms? Identity, Military Professionals, and Armed Contractors Gary Schaub, Jr. Chapter 13: A Boots’-Eye View of Civilian Contractors Ryan Kelty Chapter 14: Weaving a New Tapestry: Controlling Corporate Warriors Gary Schaub, Jr. Bibliography About the Editors and Contributors

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With its geographic range and convincing arguments, this work is impressive and highly relevant. The contributors collectively establish the importance of private military contractors, with ongoing concerns about the ability of states to maintain control. I recommend this authoritative book to both academic and general audiences. -- Patrick James This book provides a uniquely synthesized and highly informed analysis of the multifaceted challenges related to the evolution and control of PMSCs-one of the most pivotal phenomena affecting defence and security in this era. An authoritative source and truly insightful! -- Irina Goldenberg, Secretary General of ERGOMAS (European Research Group on Military and Society) Even as we struggle to understand the range of issues created by Private Military and Security Companies, political and economic realities ensure they will be present in almost every modern conflict. This volume will help policy makers, academics, and practitioners come to grips with the key issues. -- T. X. Hammes, distinguished research fellow, NDU This is a masterful and much-needed fresh look at the thorniest real-world issues associated with private military and security contractors. The authors take a global perspective, and their analysis is superbly sourced and even-handed. This is very obviously a must have for any serious defense analyst or policymaker in government, industry, or academia. -- Charles J. Dunlap Jr., Maj Gen, USAF (Ret.), executive director, Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, Duke University School of Law

[P]rovides a rich, coherent, detailed, multifaceted and multi-level investigation of the pressing problem of PMSCs control.... [I]t should be recommended. * Defence Studies * With its geographic range and convincing arguments, this work is impressive and highly relevant. The contributors collectively establish the importance of private military contractors, with ongoing concerns about the ability of states to maintain control. I recommend this authoritative book to both academic and general audiences. -- Patrick James, University of Southern California This book provides a uniquely synthesized and highly informed analysis of the multifaceted challenges related to the evolution and control of PMSCs—one of the most pivotal phenomena affecting defence and security in this era. An authoritative source and truly insightful! -- Irina Goldenberg, Secretary General of ERGOMAS (European Research Group on Military and Society) Even as we struggle to understand the range of issues created by Private Military and Security Companies, political and economic realities ensure they will be present in almost every modern conflict.  This volume will help policy makers, academics, and practitioners come to grips with the key issues. -- T. X. Hammes, distinguished research fellow, NDU This is a masterful and much-needed fresh look at the thorniest real-world issues associated with private military and security contractors. The authors take a global perspective, and their analysis is superbly sourced and even-handed. This is very obviously a “must have” for any serious defense analyst or policymaker in government, industry, or academia. -- Charles J. Dunlap Jr., Maj Gen, USAF (Ret.), executive director, Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, Duke University School of Law

With its geographic range and convincing arguments, this work is impressive and highly relevant. The contributors collectively establish the importance of private military contractors, with ongoing concerns about the ability of states to maintain control. I recommend this authoritative book to both academic and general audiences. -- Patrick James, Dornsife Dean's Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California

With its geographic range and convincing arguments, this work is impressive and highly relevant. The contributors collectively establish the importance of private military contractors, with ongoing concerns about the ability of states to maintain control. I recommend this authoritative book to both academic and general audiences. -- Patrick James, Dornsife Dean's Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California This book provides a uniquely synthesized and highly informed analysis of the multifaceted challenges related to the evolution and control of PMSCs-one of the most pivotal phenomena affecting defence and security in this era. An authoritative source and truly insightful! -- Irina Goldenberg, Secretary General of ERGOMAS (European Research Group on Military and Society)

Author Information

Editors Gary Schaub, Jr. is a senior researcher at the Centre for Military Studies, Department of Political Science, at the University of Copenhagen. Ryan Kelty is an associate professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Washington College. Contributors Shannon Bosch is an admitted attorney and senior lecturer at the University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, Law School in South Africa. Doug Brooks is president emeritus of the International Stability Operations Association (ISOA). Eugenio Cusumano is a lecturer in International Relations at the Baltic Defence College. Volker Franke is an associate professor of Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University. Matthew Kimble is a candidate attorney at Stirling Attorneys in Durban, South Africa. Christopher Kinsey is a reader in Business and International Security in the Defence Studies Department at King’s College London. Andrew N. Koch is a MA Candidate at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University. Marelie Maritz holds an LLB LLM (cum laude specializing in International Law) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. David Perry is the senior analyst and a fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Ian M. Ralby is founder and executive director of I.R. Consilium and is adjunct professor of Maritime Law and Security at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at National Defense University in Washington, DC, as well as a retained expert for both the United Nations and NATO. Surabhi Ranganathan is assistant professor at Warwick University. Guy Seidman is a professor and head of the LL.M. program at the Radzyner School of Law. Christopher Spearin is an associate professor in the department of defence studies of the Royal. Military College of Canada. David Strachan-Morris is a lecturer in Intelligence and Security in the Department of Politics & International Relations at the University of Leicester.

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