Contractors, Government & Military

The Privatization of War: Mercenaries, Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC)

11-8-2010 • Jose L. Gomez del Prado

Private military and security companies (PMSC) are the modern reincarnation of a long lineage of private providers of physical force: corsairs, privateers and mercenaries. Mercenaries, which had practically disappeared during the XIXth and XXth centu