The Geoeconomic Dimensions of Russian Private Military and Security Companies.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Arnold, Thomas D.
- Source
- Military Review. Nov/Dec2019, Vol. 99 Issue 6, p6-18. 13p.
- Subject
- *PRIVATE military companies
*PRIVATE security services
*INTERNATIONAL relations
*BUSINESS enterprises
- Language
- ISSN
- 0026-4148
The article offers insight to geoeconomic dimensions of Russian private military and security companies (PMSCs). It mentions PMSCs secure vital investments in security vacuums on behalf of private and state-owned businesses to support broader foreign policy objectives. It also mentions that a brief history of the Russian PMSC industry before drawing parallels between Soviet foreign policy and current activities.