Money for Mayhem: Mercenaries, Private Military Companies, Drones, and the Future of War Arduino Alessandro
Money for Mayhem: Mercenaries, Private Military Companies, Drones, and the Future of War Arduino Alessandro Gazes into the crystal ball to forecast what the future of war looks like in a world…
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Money for Mayhem: Mercenaries, Private Military Companies, Drones, and the Future of War Arduino Alessandro
Gazes into the crystal ball to forecast what the future of war looks like in a world dominated by private armies. When private actors take up state security, their incentives are not to end war and conflict but to manage the threat only enough to remain relevant. The way war is waged is evolving quickly--igniting the rapid rise of private military contractors who offer military-style services as part of their core business model.
This book charts the rise of private military actors from Russia, China, and the Middle East using primary source data, in-person interviews, and field research amongst operations in conflict zones around the world. Arduino unpacks the tradeoffs involved when conflict is increasingly waged by professional outfits that thrive on chaos rather than national armies. Individual stories narrated by mercenaries, military trainers, security entrepreneurs, hackers, and