Privatising Peace : A Corporate Adjunct to United Nations Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Operations - M. Patterson

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Privatising Peace

A Corporate Adjunct to United Nations Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Operations

By: M. Patterson

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Hardcover | 12 November 2009 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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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

'Privatising Peace is exceptional and offers a clear account of the problem, lucid analysis of the PMC industry, and a concrete solution. Patterson's examination of the industry is worth the price of admission alone, as it is current and well researched. Overall, this book is a timely and valuable contribution to the field.' - Sean McFate, Assistant Professor, College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University, USA

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Preface	p. x
Abbreviations, Acronyms and Initialisms	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
An intractable problem	p. 1
Chapter themes	p. 7
Notes	p. 10
Alternatives to Ad Hoc Sovereign Forces	p. 13
Introduction	p. 13
Legions and guard forces: origins and problems	p. 13
Three historically prominent alternatives to ad hoc forces	p. 15
A permanent force of rotating states' units	p. 15
Standby forces	p. 17
A permanent and volunteer UN legion	p. 18
Regional peacekeeping and the declining power of the UNSC	p. 22
A miscellany of other alternatives to ad hoc forces	p. 27
Summary	p. 29
Notes	p. 29
From Mercenary to UN Contractor?	p. 39
Introduction	p. 39
An historically pervasive means of waging war	p. 40
Who is a mercenary? Problems of definition and classification	p. 43
An unexceptional mercenary: the UN member state	p. 48
The UN view of non-state mercenarism	p. 52
A taxonomy of private military, security and related services	p. 60
An advocate's case	p. 63
Summary	p. 73
Notes	p. 74
The Public-Private Security Environment	p. 88
Introduction	p. 88
History old and new	p. 89
The rise of private authority	p. 91
Corporate interests do not duplicate states' interests	p. 100
Some UN issues	p. 104
Implications arising from recent US policy changes	p. 109
Moral hazards and the PMSC	p. 110
The de-stabilising capacity of resistant states	p. 116
The UN and resistance to change	p. 121
Summary	p. 125
Notes	p. 125
Other Industry Aspects	p. 140
Introduction	p. 140
Some contractor issues	p. 141
An industry association	p. 148
Capacity	p. 148
Regulation	p. 152
Legitimacy	p. 156
An industry plan	p. 158
Reasons for skepticism	p. 158
US government interests	p. 163
Six prominent vulnerabilities	p. 167
The occasional indeterminacy of PMSC weaponry	p. 167
Adherence to international humanitarian norms	p. 168
Dishonest employees and the negligent employer	p. 170
Problems in political risk assessment	p. 170
The inappropriately violent PMSC	p. 172
Political nepotism and market failure	p. 174
Summary	p. 175
Notes	p. 176
A Modest Proposal	p. 192
Introduction: solving problems	p. 192
An adequacy of Charter powers and the new directorate	p. 193
Discipline and criminal law	p. 194
Measuring efficacy in the past and (more adeptly) in the future	p. 200
A further step: revived trusteeship + contract forces	p. 202
Five legs to a new UN apparatus	p. 206
Some criticisms	p. 207
Summary	p. 209
Notes	p. 209
Conclusion	p. 218
Introduction	p. 218
A reprise: the Blackwater ploy and a wider problem	p. 218
The sense in diplomacy	p. 221
Summary: perception and misperception	p. 223
Notes	p. 225
Appendices
Proposed Contractor Peacekeeping and Intervention Model	p. 228
UNDPKO Organisational Chart 2007	p. 229
DFS Organisational Chart 2007	p. 230
Glossary	p. 231
Bibliography	p. 232
Primary Sources	p. 232
Interviewees listed alphabetically	p. 232
Public Lectures, Industry Conferences, Debates and Briefings	p. 233
Documents	p. 233
Treaties	p. 233
United Nations Documents	p. 233
Selected General Assembly Resolutions	p. 233
General Assembly and Security Council Resolutions in Shortened Form	p. 234
International Court of Justice Cases	p. 234
Other Courts and Tribunals	p. 234
Selected Policy Documents, Reports and Manuals	p. 234
Miscellaneous Declarations, Guidelines, Reports and Principles	p. 237
United States Government Documents	p. 237
Legislation	p. 237
Cases	p. 237
Field Manuals, Audits, Directives, Briefings and Reviews	p. 237
Secondary Sources	p. 238
Selected Books, Articles and Reports	p. 238
Index	p. 253
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