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Outsourcing Security: Private Military Contractors and U.S. Foreign Policy
Bruce E. Stanley
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Description for Outsourcing Security: Private Military Contractors and U.S. Foreign Policy
Paperback. The use of private security contractors by the United States is not a recent phenomenon. In a post-Vietnam world, as political leaders reduce their nations' military force structure, they face conflicts beyond their anticipated scope and duration. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
The use of private security contractors by the United States is not a recent phenomenon. In a post-Vietnam world, as political leaders reduce their nations' military force structure, they face conflicts beyond their anticipated scope and duration. Finding themselves faced with a decreasing supply of national troops, dwindling national defense budgets, and the ever-rising demand for boots on the ground in global conflicts and humanitarian emergencies, decision-makers are left with no choice but to legalize and legitimize the use of private military contractors or PMCs. Outsourcing Security: Private Military Contractors and U.S. Foreign Policy examines the impact that bureaucratic controls ... Read more
The use of private security contractors by the United States is not a recent phenomenon. In a post-Vietnam world, as political leaders reduce their nations' military force structure, they face conflicts beyond their anticipated scope and duration. Finding themselves faced with a decreasing supply of national troops, dwindling national defense budgets, and the ever-rising demand for boots on the ground in global conflicts and humanitarian emergencies, decision-makers are left with no choice but to legalize and legitimize the use of private military contractors or PMCs. Outsourcing Security: Private Military Contractors and U.S. Foreign Policy examines the impact that bureaucratic controls ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781612347172
SKU
V9781612347172
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About Bruce E. Stanley
Bruce E. Stanley is an associate professor at the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), US Army Command and General Staff College. He served in the US Army from 1986 to 2006 as an officer, as was selected as the 2012 Command and General Staff College Civilian Instructor of the Year.
Reviews for Outsourcing Security: Private Military Contractors and U.S. Foreign Policy
Stanley is the first to offer a coherent theory explaining why the United States is increasingly relying on private military contractors, and he tests this theory exhaustively.
Dan G. Cox, professor at the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies and author of Terrorism, Instability, and Democracy in Asia and Africa
(10/15/2014) Bruce Stanley's scholarly work gets to the ... Read more
Dan G. Cox, professor at the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies and author of Terrorism, Instability, and Democracy in Asia and Africa
(10/15/2014) Bruce Stanley's scholarly work gets to the ... Read more