[The major problems that affect defense outsourcing]

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Abstract

This thesis examines problems that states face when using private military companies (PMCs) and possible solutions for solving those problems. The main argument of this thesis is that the problems and their solutions are not the same for all states The developed countries, particularly the U.S., discovered the possibilities of these private companies in the environment of the Iraq war in the 1990s and increasingly since 2001 proclaimed war on terror , which binds the state military forces in high levels and largely as a personal complex urban warfare conducted is.

The United States from 1994 to 2007 are 3601 contract bonds with a volume of 300 billion U.S. dollars received by twelve U.S. private military companies.Private military companies to support missions, including the United Nations , in particular to provide transportation services to third world countries. Example is the use of ICI of Oregon in 1996 in Haiti on behalf of the U.S. State Department .In April 2001, the International Peace Operations Association (IPOA) was founded. It is a trade association representing the interests of its members, represents among other things, DynCorp, and MPRI. The IPOA has drawn up a code of conduct applicable to all members, and is also available in German [1] there. A similar representation exists specifically for Iraq. The Private Security Company Association of Iraq are his own words more than 40 private security companies (both domestic and foreign) represented.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION6

Need FOR PMC8

Major Research Questions9

Purpose10

Scope and Assumptions10

Importance of the Research11

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW13

Theoretical Framework14

Militarizing or Civilianizing Military16

Inter-service Rivalry Theory18

Incentives and Challenges in the Use of PMCs19

Threat-Mission Based Control over Military20

CHAPTER 3: CASE STUDY— PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES IN IRAQ22

Background22

The Effects of Private Military Companies on the U.S. and Iraq25

The Effects on the United States26

The Decision to Outsource Military Functions26

Selection and Contracting Process28

Operation in Theatre32

The Effects on Iraq33

Conclusion34

CHAPTER 4: OPTIONS FOR REGULATING PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES36

National Regulation37

The United States as a Strong State39

Iraq as a Weak State40

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION42

Summary42

Recommendations44

REFERENCES46

Chapter 1

Introduction

The mercenaries played since the beginning of the 19th Century world hardly an issue. Only with the end of the Cold War , a similar phenomenon took the form of private security and military companies again increased around. A contribution to this development may also trend toward outsourcing have done in the private sector, which has been increasingly adopted by government agencies, and finally applied to the military. In addition, since the end of the Second World War in many Western countries that once privatized state arms companies. The privatization of the "soldier's work" ...