This book explores different aspects of the regulation of private security contractors working for governments. The author specifically examines the US, identif

Sean McFate lays bare the opaque world of private military contractors, explaining the economic structure of the industry and showing in detail how firms operat

From their limited use in China during World War II, for example, to their often clandestine use in Vietnam ferrying supplies before the war escalated in 1964 a

Some have claimed that "War is too important to be left to the generals," but P. W. Singer asks "What about the business executives?" Breaking out of the guns-f

Frequently characterised as either mercenaries in modern guise or the market's response to a security vacuum, private military companies are commercial firms of