Tag: Private Military Contractors

Are the Current Rules Adequate? Examining the Limits of Existing Laws and Developing African-Oriented Mechanisms To Regulate Private Forces

By Bamigboye Oluwaseyi Mike and Christopher Kinsey The regulation of private force has often been viewed through a Western lens, overlooking the unique challenges and perspectives of African states grappling with their security challenges. In this article, Bamigboye Oluwaseyi Mike, a lawyer and Ph.D. candidate at Deakin University in Australia, and Kinsey Christopher, a Professor… Read More Are the Current Rules Adequate? Examining the Limits of Existing Laws and Developing African-Oriented Mechanisms To Regulate Private Forces

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The ethical legitimacy of military outsourcing

ROBERT PARR is currently a PhD Student with the Defence Studies Department of King’s College London. Increased levels of uptake from the commercial security sector by national governments in the post-9/11 era have spawned a large body of academic research, the majority of which is centred around the connected questions of why this phenomenon has… Read More The ethical legitimacy of military outsourcing

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Boots Off the Ground: The Use of Contractors to Train Foreign Militaries by the U.S. Government

Miss Whitney Grespin As the U.S. and allied forces attempted to draw down from the major conventional ground engagements of the past decade throughout the Obama Administration, the nature of U.S. foreign military engagement and related contracting requirements adjusted accordingly.  Improving, expanding, and strengthening international security assistance partnerships, with a particular focus on building partner… Read More Boots Off the Ground: The Use of Contractors to Train Foreign Militaries by the U.S. Government

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