Private military and security companies (PMSCs) burst onto the scene 15 years ago, following the declaration of a ‘war on terror’ and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
This vast private industry, now worth hundreds of billions of dollars, is dominated by UK companies reaping enormous profits from exploiting war, instability and conflict around the world.
The time has come to ban PMSCs from operating in conflict zones and end the privatisation of war.
You can find a link to download a comprehensive report about them here:
http://www.waronwant.org/Mercenaries-Unleashed
And of course US companies (e.g., Academi) also participate in this lucrative business.
A market state needs its own military and police forces, and such PMSCs fill that need. And since the current interpretation is that the laws of war only apply to war between nation states, they can do just about anything they want and get away with it.
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