MERCENARIES, HYBRID ARMIES AND NATIONAL SECURITY

This book assesses the use of 'mercenaries' by states, and their integration into the national armed forces as part of a new hybridi sation trend of contemporary armies. The military has been a symbol of nationhood and state control for the past 200 years. As repre sentatives of a society's cultural values and political ambitions, the armed forces have traditionally been held within the confines of the modern state. Today, however, soldiers are expected to operate in the shadows of conflicts, drawing little attention to them selves a...[Read more]