SIPRI Policy Brief: South Ossetia and Abkhazia
SIPRI Insights No. 2008/1: The private military services industry
The private military services industry, SIPRI Insights No. 1, by Dr Sam Perlo-Freeman and Elisabeth Sköns
This report surveys the rapidly growing military services sector of the arms industry, whereby private companies carry out a wide range of military activities from IT services to armed security on behalf of governments and other customers. The economic, political, and peace and security ramifications of the growing military outsourcing trend are discussed.