1st Edition
The Ethics of Military Privatization The US Armed Contractor Phenomenon
By David M. Barnes
Copyright 2017
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1. Close Combat Privatization
2. The Armed Contractor Phenomenon: A Contemporary Debate with a Long History
3. Mercenaries, Soldiers, and Armed Contractors: An Explication
4. Armed Military Privatization and the Commodification of Force
5. The Belligerent Equality of Armed Contractors?
6. The Challenge of Military Privatization to the Military Profession
7. The "Second Contractor War" and the Future of Armed Contractors
Biography
David M. Barnes is a career US Army officer and Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy. He has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Colorado, USA.
