Mercenaries, Hybrid Armies and National Security: Private Soldiers and the State in the 21st Century

ISBN-13: 9780367600426 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 176 str.

Caroline Varin

Opis

This book assesses the use of ‘mercenaries’ by states, and their integration into the national armed forces as part of a new hybridisation trend of contemporary armies.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Non-state Warriors 3. Soldiers and national security 4. The French Foreign Legion 5. Executive Outcomes 6. American contractors 7. Citizens, soldiers and state control 8. Conclusion

O autorze

Caroline Varin is a lecturer at Regent's University in London and has a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics.