Outsourcing security private military contractors and U.S. foreign policy
The use of private security contractors by the United States is not a recent phenomenon. In a post-Vietnam world, as political leaders reduce their nations' military force structure, they face conflicts beyond their anticipated scope and duration.
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Lincoln, NE
Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press
[2015]
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