| ID | 179932 |
| Title Proper | Private military & security companies, conflict complexity, and peace duration |
| Other Title Information | an empirical analysis |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Akcinaroglu, Seden ; Radziszewski, Elizabeth |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | PMSC training has the potential to improve state capacity, reduce the combatants’ opportunity and willingness to fight, and prolong the duration of peace. However, the benefit of PMSC training-related intervention over other types of PMSC interventions depends on the level of conflict complexity. Analysis of novel data on PMSC interventions and peace episodes following major/minor civil wars (1990–2008) shows that in cases when PMSCs intervene, training makes a positive contribution to peace in wars with a limited number of rebel groups that do not resort to terrorism. Positive impact dissipates in conflicts with greater levels of rebel fragmentation and terrorist tactics. |
| `In' analytical Note | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 31, No.7-8; Oct-Dec 2020: p.1415-1440 |
| Journal Source | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol: 31 No 7-8 |
| Key Words | Intervention ; Private Military and Security Companies ; Civil War ; Speace Duration |