PART I. THE RISE
1. An Era of Corporate Warriors?
2. Privatized Military History
3. The Privatized Military Industry Distinguished
4. Why Security Has Been Privatized
PART II. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION
5. The Global Industry of Military Services
6. The Privatized Military Industry Classified
7. The Military Provider Firm: Executive Outcomes
8. The Military Consultant Firm: MPRI
9. The Military Support Firm: Brown & Root
PART III. IMPLICATIONS
10. Contractual Dilemmas
11. Market Dynamism and Global Disruptions
12. Private Firms and the Civil-Military Balance
13. Public Ends, Private Military Means?
14. Morality and the Privatized Military Firm
15. Conclusions
POSTSCRIPT
The Lessons of Iraq
Appendix I. PMFs on the Web
Appendix 2. PMF Contract
Notes
Bibliography
Index
P. W. Singer is National Security Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution and Director of the Brookings Project on U.S. Policy towards the Islamic World. He has served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the International Peace Academy. Singer has been featured in the Atlantic Monthly, the Boston Globe, the Financial Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the New York Times. He has also appeared as an expert commentator on ABC, BBC, CBS, CNN, the Discovery Channel, FOX, NBC, and NPR (including a feature interview on Fresh Air).
"A must read for anyone interested in the art of war, Corporate
Warriors is a fascinating analysis of a new, often secretive,
global industry. Marked by impressive research, this path-breaking
study describes a pattern of increasing reliance on private
military firms by individuals, corporations, humanitarian groups,
governments, and international organizations. This is a masterful
book that will appeal to students, scholars, policymakers, and lay
readers alike."--Stephanie G. Neuman, Director of the Comparative
Defense Studies Program, Columbia University
"After reading this book, it is impossible to see the landscape of
insurgencies, civil wars, and inter-state wars the same way again.
Peter Singer's book is a rare find: a study of the breakdown of the
state monopoly on war that challenges basic assumptions in
international relations theory; an exploration of the many
different ways in which privatized military firms pose both
problems and opportunities for policymakers; and a fascinating read
for anyone interested in the changing nature of both international
security and international politics."--Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean
of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs,
Princeton University
"Large-scale wars may still be the sole provenance of sovereign
governments, but many countries are now quietly outsourcing
smaller-scale functions to privatized military firms (PMFs), which
do not carry the same political weight as national troops. These
firms might build camps, provide supplies, or furnish combat
troops, technical assistance, or expert consultants for training
programs. This is a new area for policymakers to debate and
scholars to explore.... This portrait of the military services
industry is well documented with many footnotes and a lengthy
bibliography."--Library Journal
"Provides a sweeping survey of the work of MPRI, Airscan, Dyncorp,
Brown and Root, and scores of other firms that can variously put
troops in the field, build and run military bases, train guerrilla
forces, conduct air surveillance, mount coups, stave off coups, and
put back together the countries that wars have just
destroyed."--The Atlantic Monthly
"Provides a thoughtful, engaging critique of the U.S. government's
growing dependence on private companies to wage war. Mercenaries in
the employ of the Pentagon have made news with every new
controversy in Iraq, from the ambush that sparked the siege of
Fallujah to the prisoner abuses in Abu Ghraib prison and the raid
on Ahmed Chalabi's offices. The involvement of those for-profit
fighters has inspired plenty of political vitriol, much of it
directed at Halliburton, Vice-President Dick Cheney's former
employer. But there are some less-well-known players here, too:
DynCorp, MPRI, and ICI Oregon, which do everything from database
work to intelligence-gathering."--Business Week
"The creeping military-industrial complex about which President
Dwight Eisenhower warned us five decades ago has reached critical
mass. In fact, P. W. Singer, a security analyst at the Brookings
Institution, suggests that Ike would be flabbergasted by the recent
proliferation of privatized military firms and their influence on
public policy both here and abroad. Calling them the corporate
evolution of old-fashioned mercenaries, Singer's illuminating new
book, says they provide the service side of war rather than
weapons."--Christian Science Monitor
"The first notable book on the subject."--The Financial Times
Large-scale wars may still be the sole provenance of sovereign governments, but many countries are now quietly outsourcing smaller-scale functions to privatized military firms (PMFs), which do not carry the same political weight as national troops. These firms might build camps, provide supplies, or furnish combat troops, technical assistance, or expert consultants for training programs. This is a new area for policymakers to debate and scholars to explore. Singer, a security analyst at the Brookings Institution, does not offer a history of these firms but instead attempts to integrate the available information so that theories may be formed to guide future research and decisions. In addition, he provides valuable appendixes, the first listing PMFs and their web addresses and the second providing the text of an actual government contract with a PMF. This portrait of the military services industry is well documented with many footnotes and a lengthy bibliography. Suitable for academic and specialized collections. (Index not seen.)-Daniel K. Blewett, Coll. of DuPage Lib., Glen Ellyn, IL Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
"A must read for anyone interested in the art of war, Corporate Warriors is a fascinating analysis of a new, often secretive, global industry. Marked by impressive research, this path-breaking study describes a pattern of increasing reliance on private military firms by individuals, corporations, humanitarian groups, governments, and international organizations. This is a masterful book that will appeal to students, scholars, policymakers, and lay readers alike."
--Stephanie G. Neuman, Director of the Comparative Defense Studies Program, Columbia University"After reading this book, it is impossible to see the landscape of insurgencies, civil wars, and inter-state wars the same way again. Peter Singer's book is a rare find: a study of the breakdown of the state monopoly on war that challenges basic assumptions in international relations theory; an exploration of the many different ways in which privatized military firms pose both problems and opportunities for policymakers; and a fascinating read for anyone interested in the changing nature of both international security and international politics."
--Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University"Large-scale wars may still be the sole provenance of sovereign governments, but many countries are now quietly outsourcing smaller-scale functions to privatized military firms (PMFs), which do not carry the same political weight as national troops. These firms might build camps, provide supplies, or furnish combat troops, technical assistance, or expert consultants for training programs. This is a new area for policymakers to debate and scholars to explore.... This portrait of the military services industry is well documented with many footnotes and a lengthy bibliography."
--Library Journal"Provides a sweeping survey of the work of MPRI, Airscan, Dyncorp, Brown and Root, and scores of other firms that can variously put troops in the field, build and run military bases, train guerrilla forces, conduct air surveillance, mount coups, stave off coups, and put back together the countries that wars have just destroyed."
--The Atlantic Monthly"Provides a thoughtful, engaging critique of the U.S. government's growing dependence on private companies to wage war. Mercenaries in the employ of the Pentagon have made news with every new controversy in Iraq, from the ambush that sparked the siege of Fallujah to the prisoner abuses in Abu Ghraib prison and the raid on Ahmed Chalabi's offices. The involvement of those for-profit fighters has inspired plenty of political vitriol, much of it directed at Halliburton, Vice-President Dick Cheney's former employer. But there are some less-well-known players here, too: DynCorp, MPRI, and ICI Oregon, which do everything from database work to intelligence-gathering."
--Business Week"The creeping military-industrial complex about which President Dwight Eisenhower warned us five decades ago has reached critical mass. In fact, P. W. Singer, a security analyst at the Brookings Institution, suggests that Ike would be flabbergasted by the recent proliferation of privatized military firms and their influence on public policy both here and abroad. Calling them the corporate evolution of old-fashioned mercenaries, Singer's illuminating new book, says they provide the service side of war rather than weapons."
--Christian Science Monitor"The first notable book on the subject."
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