The New Mercenaries and the Privatization of Conflict
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20139293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas K Adams (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 1999-05-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-1723 • E-ISSN: 0031-1723 |
| Publisher | United States Army War College Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.55540/0031-1723.1926 |
| OpenAlex | W2789309658 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
In January 1999, the Ethiopian air force was proudly demonstrating its newly acquired Su-27 fighter-bombers when suddenly one aircraft lost an engine and plunged toward the ground. The pilot ejected in a burst of pyrotechnics and parachuted safely to a landing near the spectators, but when he removed his flight helmet a very European face emerged, that of Colonel Vyacheslav Myzin, formerly of the Russian air force. Colonel Myzin is one of the new mercenaries
Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Military and Defense Studies
New societies, new soldiers? A soldier typology
The Market for Force and Public Security
Mercenaries in Asymmetric Conflicts
Mercenaries
Special Operations Forces a Strategic Resource
The Real Military Revolution
Lebensraum’s Tropical Turn
As Empresas Militares Privadas e o peacekeeping
Security governance and the private military industry in Europe and North America
Plan Colombia and the revolution in military affairs
Corporate Warriors
Mercenaries
Conceptualizing Security Governance
In the Business of Peace
The Case Against Privatizing National Security
Externaliser la défense
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2021 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |