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The Ethics of Military Privatization - The US Armed Contractor Phenomenon (Hardcover)
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The Ethics of Military Privatization - The US Armed Contractor Phenomenon (Hardcover)
Series: Military and Defence Ethics
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This book explores the ethical implications of using armed
contractors, taking a consequentialist approach to this
multidisciplinary debate. While privatization is not a new concept
for the US military, the public debate on military privatization is
limited to legal, financial, and pragmatic concerns. A critical
assessment of the ethical dimensions of military privatization in
general is missing. More specifically, in light of the increased
reliance upon armed contractors, it must be asked whether it is
morally permissible for governments to employ them at all. To this
end, this book explores four areas that highlight the ethical
implications of using armed contractors: how armed contractors are
distinct from soldiers and mercenaries; the commodification of
force; the belligerent equality of combatants; and the impact of
armed contractors on the professional military. While some take an
absolutist position, wanting to bar the use of private military
altogether, this book reveals how these absolutist arguments are
problematic and highlights that there are circumstances where
turning to private force may be the only option. Recognising that
outsourcing force will continue, this book thus proposes some
changes to account for the problems of commodification, belligerent
equality, and the challenge to the military profession. This book
will be of interest to students of private security, military
studies, ethics, security studies, and IR in general.
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