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Article: Privatizing military training.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Foreign Policy in Focus
- Article date:
- May 27, 2002
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Key Points
* Private military companies (PMCs), performing an array of security tasks for a variety of clients, have proliferated.
* In pursuing its war on terrorism, the Pentagon is increasingly relying on the services of PMCs, as overseas training programs expand.
* Although private military companies have long performed covert and unsavory tasks, today's PMCs are seeking to polish their image as legitimate firms.
The use of private military companies (PMCs)--based mainly in the U.S., England, and South Africa--has proliferated in the post-cold war era. Today these companies provide a wide array of security functions ranging from ...