The Ethics of Military Privatization: The US Armed Contractor Phenomenon

ISBN-13: 9780367787271 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 220 str.

David M. Barnes

Opis

This book explores four areas that highlight the ethical implications of using armed contractors, taking a consequentialist approach to this multidisciplinary debate.

Spis treści

1. Close Combat Privatization

2. The Armed Contractor Phenomenon: A Contemporary Debate with a Long History

3. Mercenaries, Soldiers, and Armed Contractors: An Explication

4. Armed Military Privatization and the Commodification of Force

5. The Belligerent Equality of Armed Contractors?

6. The Challenge of Military Privatization to the Military Profession

7. The "Second Contractor War" and the Future of Armed Contractors

O autorze

David M. Barnes is a career US Army officer and Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy. He has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Colorado, USA.