This book develops a new approach to the analysis of civil-military
relations by focusing on the effectiveness of the armed forces in
fulfilling roles & missions, and on their efficiency in terms
of cost. The approach is applied to the United States using
official documents and interviews with policy-makers. In addition
to analyzing the impact of defense reform initiatives over the past
thirty years, the book includes the recent phenomenon of
"contracting-out" security that has resulted in greater numbers of
contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan than uniformed military
personnel.
While the book demonstrates that democratic civilian control of the
military in the U.S. is not at issue, it reveals that there is
little public control over Private Security Contractors due to a
combination of the current restricted interpretation of what is an
"inherently governmental function" and limited legal authority.
This is despite the fact that PSCs have taken on roles and missions
that were previously the responsibility of the uniformed military.
Further, despite numerous efforts to redress the problem, current
political and institutional barriers to reform are not likely to be
overcome soon.
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