War Was Privatized So Responsibility Could Disappear Between Contracts

A soldier in uniform moves through a chain of command, military law, and a disciplinary system. A contractor in company clothing may stand beside that soldier, guard a base, escort a convoy, repair equipment, or analyze intelligence while belonging to a different legal chain. Since the end of the Cold War, governments have hired private military and security companies for tasks once performed by the armed forces.

A soldier in uniform moves through a chain of command, military law, and a disciplinary system. A contractor in company clothing may stand beside that soldier, guard a base, escort a convoy, repair equipment, or analyze intelligence while belonging to a different legal chain. Since the end of the Cold War, governments have hired private military and security companies for tasks once performed by the armed forces.

A soldier in uniform moves through a chain of command, military law, and a disciplinary system. A contractor in company clothing may stand beside that soldier, guard a base, escort a convoy, repair equipment, or analyze intelligence while belonging to a different legal chain. Since the end of the Cold War, governments have hired private military and security companies for tasks once performed by the armed forces.

A soldier in uniform moves through a chain of command, military law, and a disciplinary system. A contractor in company clothing may stand beside that soldier, guard a base, escort a convoy, repair equipment, or analyze intelligence while belonging to a different legal chain. Since the end of the Cold War, governments have hired private military and security companies for tasks once performed by the armed forces.