Frequently characterised as either mercenaries in modern guise or the market's response to a security vacuum, private military companies are commercial firms of

Sean McFate lays bare the opaque world of private military contractors, explaining the economic structure of the industry and showing in detail how firms operat

The legitimate use of force is generally presumed to be the realm of the state. However, the flourishing role of the private sector in security over the last tw

Mercenaries are more powerful than experts realize, a grave oversight. Those who assume they are cheap imitations of national armed forces invite disaster becau

SOLDIERS OF $$ Privateers, contract killers, corporate warriors. Contract soldiers go by many names, but they all have one thing in common: They fight for money