Corporate Warriors by P.W. Singer
Corporate Warriors by P.W. Singer

Corporate Warriors: The Privatized Military and Iraq

Dec 1, 2005

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P. W. Singer examines the Pentagon's policy of contracting private security and logistics firms for tasks ranging from combat to catering in the Iraq War. What are the ethical dilemmas and conflicting incentives of outsourcing a traditional state function to essentially mercenary groups?

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