Privatisierung des Militärischen? : Private Militärfirmen als Akteure in der US-Außenpolitik
Private military companies in US foreign policy
- Since the early 1990s the use of private military companies (PMCs) has proliferated. Especially the United States are increasingly turning to private contractors to perform military tasks. Privatization advocates claim that PMCs work cheaper than the military. In addition to that, PMCs give the cover of plausible deniability that regular troops lack. But the fact that legislative control or public debate are missing raises the question of accountability and underlines the need for legal means to control and regulate PMCs and their operations.
Author details: | Andrea Schneiker |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-48317 |
Publication type: | Postprint |
Language: | German |
Publication year: | 2005 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2010/10/11 |
Tag: | Außenpolitik; USA; private Militärfirmen; zivil-miltärische Beziehungen USA; civil-military relations; foreign policy; private military companies |
Source: | WeltTrends - Zeitschrift für Internationale Politik, 49 (2005), S. 135 - 143 |
Organizational units: | Extern / WeltTrends e.V. Potsdam |
DDC classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 32 Politikwissenschaft / 320 Politikwissenschaft |
Collection(s): | Universität Potsdam / Zeitschriften / WeltTrends : Zeitschrift für internationale Politik, ISSN 0944-8101 / Militär in Lateinamerika 49 (2005) |
License (German): | Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz |
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