2002
DOI: 10.11610/connections.01.4.08
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Private Military Companies-A Positive Role to Play in Today’s International System

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“…Therefore, the United States could not send troops to support Croatia's military directly. However, the United States was able, as a nonmilitary action, to hire a private firm to train and professionalize Croatian national forces; they did so, effectively strengthening the Croatian forces without openly violating international agreements (Jefferies , 114).…”
Section: Private Security and Transferable Legitimacymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Therefore, the United States could not send troops to support Croatia's military directly. However, the United States was able, as a nonmilitary action, to hire a private firm to train and professionalize Croatian national forces; they did so, effectively strengthening the Croatian forces without openly violating international agreements (Jefferies , 114).…”
Section: Private Security and Transferable Legitimacymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Several scholars argue, for example, that the use of PMFs by the USA and other big powers is effective because it allows states to meet objectives that are politically unpopular at home (Jefferies 2002; Markusen 2004). Jefferies (2002) notes, for example, that the USA used contractors to assist the Croatian military in its battle against Serbian forces even though the US public did not support sending soldiers to Yugoslavia. Jefferies concludes that the USA could not have secured its interest in the region (limiting Russian influence by attacking their Serbian proxies) without PMFs.…”
Section: Analyzing Pmfs Through a State‐centric Frameworkmentioning
confidence: 99%