Publication

918. This lessons learned-oriented monograph examines the role of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in Iraq and Afghanistan. More specifically, it grapples with three existential questions. 1) What tasks can be safely outsourced to private companies? 2) How should governments manage individual contractors in conflict zones? And 3) under what circumstances should PMSCs be held legally accountable for their actions? The monograph's author concludes that rather than doing away with PMSCs altogether, governments should limit their roles and be more stringent in supervising them, both generally and legally.