Private Military and Security Companies and States
Force Divided
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“In this timely and thought-provoking work, Christopher Spearin provides important new insight into the normative, technological and strategic factors that help shape the use of private military and security companies on land, at sea and in the air. The analysis increases our understanding of these commercial actors and the ways in which their past, present and future remains intimately linked to states and the organisation, control, and deployment of military force. This is a significant addition to research in this field and will appeal to students, scholars and policy makers alike.”
– Joakim Berndtsson, Associate Professor, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
This book identifies and explains the functional and ideational boundaries regarding what states and Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) both do and possess regarding land power, sea power, and air power. Whereas the mercenaries, privateers, and chartered companies of years past heldsimilar characteristics to state military forces, the PMSCs of today are dissimilar for two reasons: a conventional forces norm amongst states and a state proclivity towards the offensive. These factors reveal both the limitations of and the possibilities for contemporary security privatization. This volume is ideal for civilian and military practitioners and students wishing to develop a detailed understanding of what the private military and security industry has to offer and why it is structured the way it is.
This book identifies and explains the functional and ideational boundaries regarding what states and Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) both do and possess regarding land power, sea power, and air power. Whereas the mercenaries, privateers, and chartered companies of years past held similar characteristics to state military forces, the PMSCs of today are dissimilar for two reasons: a conventional forces norm amongst states and a state proclivity towards the offensive. These factors reveal both the limitations of and the possibilities for contemporary security privatization. This volume is ideal for civilian and military practitioners and students wishing to develop a detailed understanding of what the private military and security industry has to offer and why it is structured the way it is.
Offers the first comprehensive treatment of PMSC presence in the land, sea, and air settings Provides an interdisciplinary approach employing international relations theory, sociology, security studies, and state military concepts and history Argues that PMSCs are framed to offer services that are reliant on human labour rather than on sophisticated technologies
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Christopher Spearin
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Armies Navies Air Forces Mercenaries Chartered Companies Privateers Air Power Sea Power Land Power Conventional Forces Privatization Private Military and Security Companies PMSCs’ / ‘PMSC’ State military forces Private security
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“In this timely and thought-provoking work, Christopher Spearin provides important new insight into the normative, technological and strategic factors that help shape the use of private military and security companies on land, at sea and in the air. The analysis increases our understanding of these commercial actors and the ways in which their past, present and future remains intimately linked to states and the organisation, control, and deployment of military force. This is a significant addition to research in this field and will appeal to students, scholars and policy makers alike.” (Joakim Berndtsson, Associate Professor, University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
“Christopher Spearin takes a novel approach to the long-held question of the respective monopolies on force of private military and security companies versus states: through an assessment of the ideational and functional boundaries of what states and these firms do and possess, respectively, with regard to violence. To do so, Spearin adeptly employs normative reasoning, and considers the role of technology and the ability to operate defensively versus offensively in framing the operational distinctions between state militaries and private forces. The result is a significant contribution to the on-going debate regarding the distinctions between, and interactions of, states and private military and security companies across different operational milieu: on land, in the air, and in a maritime environment.” (Molly Dunigan, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation, USA)
“Spearin has produced an impressive account of the emergence and boundaries of today’s PMSC market. A clear strength of the book is Spearin’s thorough analysis of the historical development of the current PMSC-phenomenon, avoiding the sensationalistic neo-medievalism trap, yet laying bare the crucial technological and social forces shaping today’s market. For everyone interested in the topic, Spearin’s original conclusions about the organization of commercial force, its close relation to the state, and his timely policy implications on the role of PMSC in conflict, make the book a profitable read.” (Ulrich Petersohn, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Liverpool, UK)
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