Hey guys!
This is the article that I was talking about in class. Ok, so I can’t seem to upload it. It’s by P.W. Singer and called Corporate Warriors: The Rise of Privatized Military Industry and Its Ramifications for International Security (pages 186-220).
Private Military Firms (PMFs) are profit-driven organizations that trade in professional services intricately linked to warfare. PMFs emerged at the end of the cold war due to a gap in the security market, transforming the nature of warfare. They operate as companies and are thus profit-driven endeavors. They provide logistics, operational support and post-conflict resolution.
James had compared them to mercenaries in class and I specifically looked it up in the article. Singer states that mercenaries differ from PMFs as mercenaries often demand payment in hard cash and cannot be relied on beyond the short term.
How would the situation change in Uguanda if PMFs were hired by the Ugandan government to help alleviate the LRA?
Thoughts??
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