Money for mayhem : mercenaries, private military companies, drones, and the future of war /: mercenaries, private military companies, drones, and the future of war. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alessandro Arduino.
• Authors: Arduino, Alessandro
• Other Names: McFate, Dr. Sean writer of supplementary textual content.
• Contents: Chapter 1: Private Armies Chapter 2: From Russia with Love: Mercenaries Fit the Bill Chapter 3: Russian Grey Is the New Black Chapter 4: Mercenaries' Russian Roulette Chapter 5: Private Security with Chinese Characteristics: No More Local Guards, Not Yet Wolf Warriors Chapter 6: Defending the Belt and Road Initiative from Africa to the Middle East Chapter 7: How China Sees Its Own Private Security Sector Chapter 8: The Evolution of a New Chinese Security Actor Chapter 9: Turkey's New Janissaries Chapter 10: Drone Mercenaries: A New Security Paradigm from China, Russia, and Turkey Chapter 11: Drone Warfare: Lessons Learned? Chapter 12: Drone Casus Belli Chapter 13: Cyber Mercenaries: From Boots on the Ground to the Metaverse Chapter 14: Two Opposites: None-Combatant Contractors and Jihadist Mercenaries Chapter 15: Mercenaries, PMSCs, and the Future of Warfare Appendix I: From Mercenary to Cyber-Mercenary: A Timeline Appendix II: The Duma and Russian PMSCs Appendix III: The Evolution of Chinese Private Security Laws and Regulations and the Data Security Law <span style="font-style:italic;">Notes <span style="font-style:italic;">Bibliography <span style="font-style:italic;">Index
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (302 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 355.354; Mercenary troops; Private military companies; Military art and science -- History -- 21st century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781538170328
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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