Outsourcing Security: Private Military Contractors and U.S. Foreign Policy

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: Bruce Stanley s scholarly work gets to the heart of America s inexorable drift toward contracted military services. . . . This book is a must-read for strategic-level military practitioners and their civilian overseers, providing valuable insights into the contemporary dynamics of raising armies for war. Stephen L. Melton, author of "The Clausewitz Delusion" "" --Stephen L. Melton (10/15/2014)"Review Quotes: A worthy inclusion in a course on statistics and almost any international relations or security studies course. Stanley is the first to offer a coherent theory explaining why the United States is increasingly relying on private military contractors, and he tests this theory exhaustively. Dan G. Cox, professor at the U. S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies and author of "Terrorism, Instability, and Democracy in Asia and Africa" --Dan G. Cox (10/15/2014)"Biographical Note: Bruce E. Stanley is an associate professor at the School of Advanced Military Studies, U. S. Army Command and General Staff College. He served in the U. S. Army from 1986 to 2006 as an officer and was selected as the 2012 Command and General Staff College Civilian Instructor of the Year."Review Quotes: "Bruce Stanley's scholarly work gets to the heart of America's inexorable drift toward contracted military services. . . . This book is a must-read for strategic-level military practitioners and their civilian overseers, providing valuable insights into the contemporary dynamics of raising armies for war."--Stephen L. Melton, author of "The Clausewitz Delusion" "" --Stephen L. Melton (10/15/2014) Review Quotes: "Stanley's hypotheses set down some rational benchmarks that policymakers should consider when deciding on whether and how much to use the PMC industry in future conflicts."--David Isenberg, senior analyst at Wikistrat and the author of "Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq"" "" --David Isenberg (10/15/2014) Review Quotes: "A worthy inclusion in a course on statistics and almost any international relations or security studies course. Stanley is the first to offer a coherent theory explaining why the United States is increasingly relying on private military contractors, and he tests this theory exhaustively."--Dan G. Cox, professor at the U. S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies and author of "Terrorism, Instability, and Democracy in Asia and Africa" --Dan G. Cox (10/15/2014) Review Quotes: Stanley s hypotheses set down some rational benchmarks that policymakers should consider when deciding on whether and how much to use the PMC industry in future conflicts. David Isenberg, senior analyst at Wikistrat and the author of "Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq"" "" --David Isenberg (10/15/2014)"