The Evolving Private Military Sector: A Survey

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to help the US Department of Defense and other government security communities better understand the evolving private military sector. The body of the report consists of three main parts. These describe the organizational demographics of the sector, the capabilities and activities of firms in the sector, and the public firms in the sector, respectively. In the final section, we discuss some possible interpretations of the data for the evolution of the sector.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 05, 2009
Accession Number
ADA510388

Entities

People

  • Bryan Hudgens
  • Nicholas Dew

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Demography
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Private Military Companies
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • Students
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Industrial Economics
  • Strategic Security Studies