Private contractors in conflict zones: the good, the bad, and the strategic impact / T X Hammes.
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JFQ 1st Quarter 2011, No 60, pp. 26-37Summary: The United States has as many private contractors' personnel as troops in Iraq and more such personnel than troops in Afghanistan. This article considers the pros and cons for the United States of such extensive reliance on the private sector; notes that the contractor phenomenon is now occurring in other countries yet at the international level there is little experience and few protocols or standards especially in relation to armed private contractors. Outlines recommendations for improving and regularising contractors.
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The United States has as many private contractors' personnel as troops in Iraq and more such personnel than troops in Afghanistan. This article considers the pros and cons for the United States of such extensive reliance on the private sector; notes that the contractor phenomenon is now occurring in other countries yet at the international level there is little experience and few protocols or standards especially in relation to armed private contractors. Outlines recommendations for improving and regularising contractors.
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