Mercenary securitization: The challenge of state utilization of private military and security companies as proxies to the monopoly of violence

• Main Author: Rodriguez, Alwyn De Guzman
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2024
• Subjects: Private military companies; Private security services; Mercenary troops; Asian Studies
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdm_intlstud/45; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etdm_intlstud/article/1044/viewcontent/2024_Rodriguez_Mercenary_Securitization__The_Challenge_of_State_Utilization_of_P.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

States are the sole authorities in the monopoly of violence. However, they are not immune to the challenges posed by non-state actors, such as Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs). While the existence and rise of PMSCs are heavily influenced by security privatization and ambiguity in inte...