| ID | 188317 |
| Title Proper | Mercenaries in the Congo and Biafra, 1960-1970 |
| Other Title Information | Africa’s weapon of choice? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rookes, Stephen ; Bruyère-Ostells, Walter |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Often maligned by academics and international organisations alike, mercenaries are perceived as being a contributory factor to the worsening of conflict and as a threat to democracy. This chapter demonstrates that this reputation is not wholly deserved, and that in certain cases mercenaries have made a valuable contribution to creating stability in highly unstable contexts. Also, this chapter questions certain interpretations relating to the role and identity of mercenaries. Far from being cold-blooded avaricious killers, we show that there is a range of different reasons why someone becomes a mercenary and argue that the aforementioned categorisation has been used as a political tool. |
| `In' analytical Note | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 33, No.1-2; Jan-Mar 2022: p.112-129 |
| Journal Source | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol: 33 No 1-2 |
| Key Words | Counterinsurgency ; Insurgency ; Colonialism ; Neo-Colonialism ; Mercenaries ; Mercenarism |