Private Contractors and the Reconstruction of Iraq - Transforming Military Logistics

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Kinsey is a lecturer in international security with King's College London, Defence Studies Department, at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham. His previous publications includes Coporate Soldiers and International Security: The Rise of Private Military Companies (Routledge: 2006) Klappentext Private Contractors and the Reconstruction of Iraq examines the controversial role of military contractors in the reconstruction of Iraq. Zusammenfassung Private Contractors and the Reconstruction of Iraq examines the controversial role of military contractors in the reconstruction of Iraq. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction  1. The Role of Mercenaries and Contractors in Supplying War  2. Contractors and the Consequence of Political Mismanagement of the Iraq Invasion  3. Contractorising War: the US Government's Reliance on Contractors in Iraq  4. Strategic Contracting and Contractors in the Reconstruction of Iraq  5. Outsourcing War: The Use of Contractors in Support of the UK Operation in Iraq  6. Operating with Impunity: A Gap in the Law or a Lack of Political Will?  Conclusion

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• Authors: Christopher Kinsey, Christopher (King''s College London Kinsey, Kinsey Christopher
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.07.2009
• EAN: 9780415379649
• ISBN: 978-0-415-37964-9
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Contemporary Security Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Literature & literary studies, Biography, Literature and Literary studies