Privatising peace : a corporate adjunct to United Nations peacekeeping and humanitarian operations

The History Of United Nations Peacekeeping Is Largely One Of Failure. This Book Puts A Case For Augmenting Ad Hoc Peacekeepers With Competent Contract Labour; And Within The Constraints Of A New Legal Regime, Supporting Future Operations With Well-trained Contractors Who Might Subdue By Force Those Who Inflict Gross Human Rights Abuses On Others--provided By Publisher. Introduction -- Alternatives To Ad Hoc Sovereign Forces -- From Mercenary To Un Contractor? -- The Public-private Security Environment -- Other Industry Aspects -- A Modest Proposal -- Conclusion. Malcolm Hugh Patterson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The history of United Nations peacekeeping is largely one of failure. This book puts a case for augmenting ad hoc peacekeepers with competent contract labour; and within the constraints of a new legal regime, supporting future operations with well-trained contractors who might subdue by force those who inflict gross human rights abuses on others. The history of United Nations peacekeeping is largely one of failure. The causes are endemic, persistent and unlikely to be remedied. It seems reasonable to consider two ideas in response: whether ad hoc peacekeepers might be augmented or even replaced by competent contract labour; and whether well-trained contractors might in future subdue by force those who inflict gross human rights abuses on others. Alternatives to ad hoc forces are not new. Nevertheless, theoretical or practical substitutes have not been evaluated alongside the merits of a private corporation. Military contractors are frequently misrepresented as an affront to states' authority. This is misleading. There has never been a clear divide between public and private resources in armed conflict and states have always employed both. There exists no compelling reason why the UN should not devise modern contracts that evolve from historically ubiquitous arrangements amongst its members and their more ancient predecessors Review: Malcolm Patterson has written an eminently readable and thought-provoking book that forces us to reconsider again our ideas about peacekeeping and whether, after the debacles in Somalia, Rwanda and the Congo, it is now time to consider privatising peacekeeping. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in understanding how the market might impact on peacekeeping operations. - Dr Christopher Kinsey, Defence Studies Department, King's College London at the Joint Command and Staff College, Defence Academy of the UK Machine generated contents note: IntroductionUN Deployments: Alternatives to Ad Hoc Sovereign ForcesFrom Mercenary to UN Contractor?The Public - Private Security EnvironmentOther Industry HazardsA Modest ProposalConclusion AppendicesBibliography Index IntroductionUN Deployments: Alternatives to Ad Hoc Sovereign ForcesFrom Mercenary to UN Contractor?The Public - Private Security EnvironmentOther Industry HazardsA Modest ProposalConclusion AppendicesBibliography Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction....Pages 1-12 Alternatives to Ad Hoc Sovereign Forces....Pages 13-38 From Mercenary to UN Contractor?....Pages 39-87 The Public-Private Security Environment....Pages 88-139 Other Industry Aspects....Pages 140-191 A Modest Proposal....Pages 192-217 Conclusion....Pages 218-227 Back Matter....Pages 228-260