Private companies provide security and military
services to states, international organizations,
international non-governmental organizations, and
individuals. This thesis addresses the United
Nations use of private security and military
companies (PSCs and PMCs). The study looks into the
characteristics of this practice and subsequently
provides some explanations for the pattern and
rationale thereof. The study suggests both
radicalized external operating environments and
internal organizational capacities have contributed
to increasing the demand for private security
services. On the supply...