The mercenary : an instrument of state coercion /
The growing reliance by the US, Russia and China on military and security contractors suggests that the mercenary remains a key player in international politics, now emerging from the shadows to help expand state influence on the world stage by serving as an important actor in the conduct of conflic...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York, NY :
Oxford University Press, Incorporated,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- titlepage
- copyright
- dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I A Historical Analysis
- 1 Fighting for Liberty: The Role of Mercenaries in South America's Wars of Independence
- 2 In Defence of the National Interest: Mercenaries and the Yemen Civil War
- 3 Stemming Communist Influence in Central Africa: The CIA and Mercenaries in the Congo, 1964-1965
- 4 Why Mercenary Operations Occasionally Succeed
- PART II THE CONTEMPORARY PERIOD
- 5 Who Is a Mercenary in the Twenty-First Century?
- 6 Mercenaries and Private Military and Security Companies as State Instruments of Foreign Security Assistance
- 7 Looking to the Future and what it Holds for Mercenaries and Private Military and Security Companies
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index