Engagement of Executive Outcomes in Sierra Leone – utility assessment
Objectives The article explores combat related Private Military Companies (PMCs) that are authorised to engage in the forefront of the battlefield as dedicated force multipliers. Methods To supplement empirical data with qualitative observation, the methodology applies the case study and observa...
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| description | Objectives
The article explores combat related Private Military Companies (PMCs) that are authorised to engage in the forefront of the battlefield as dedicated force multipliers.
Methods
To supplement empirical data with qualitative observation, the methodology applies the case study and observation method.
Considering assistance in conflict termination as a dependent variable, the methodology evaluates the case study of Executive Outcomes in Sierra Leone and, to impose a framework for observation, deconstructs that case with seven independent variables: competence, effectiveness, flexibility, field cooperation with conventional forces, cost efficiency, impact on military and the state-to-PMC balance.
Results
The methodology indicates what factors were prevalent in effective conflict management and what indicators entailed chal-
lenges. The results advocate for the competence, flexibility, effectiveness and cooperation with armed forces to be deemed conclusive
in positive PMC engagement, whereas the cost efficiency, impact on conventional military and the state-to-PMC balance require
improvement.
Conclusions
Since governments have continued to be hesitant (justified either by financial, geopolitical or social incen-
tives) towards overseas military operations where asymmetric warfare is taking place, PMCs stepped in to fill the se-
curity void. Therefore, this paper argues that PMCs are here to stay; however, the literature hasn’t rigorously ex-
plored the subject matter to determine whether indicators of success and failure exist to evaluate the PMC outcome. This
paper also precipitates natural outgrowth in the scholarship by composing the benchmark that synthesises relevant data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79116fd633484650a446ca6505a8caf52022-12-22T01:14:39ZengWydawnictwo Akademii Sztuki WojennejSecurity and Defence Quarterly2300-87412544-994X2019-12-01275577110.35467/sdq/112110112110Engagement of Executive Outcomes in Sierra Leone – utility assessmentMateusz Maciąg0Faculty of National Security, War Studies University, Warsaw, PolandObjectives The article explores combat related Private Military Companies (PMCs) that are authorised to engage in the forefront of the battlefield as dedicated force multipliers. Methods To supplement empirical data with qualitative observation, the methodology applies the case study and observation method. Considering assistance in conflict termination as a dependent variable, the methodology evaluates the case study of Executive Outcomes in Sierra Leone and, to impose a framework for observation, deconstructs that case with seven independent variables: competence, effectiveness, flexibility, field cooperation with conventional forces, cost efficiency, impact on military and the state-to-PMC balance. Results The methodology indicates what factors were prevalent in effective conflict management and what indicators entailed chal- lenges. The results advocate for the competence, flexibility, effectiveness and cooperation with armed forces to be deemed conclusive in positive PMC engagement, whereas the cost efficiency, impact on conventional military and the state-to-PMC balance require improvement. Conclusions Since governments have continued to be hesitant (justified either by financial, geopolitical or social incen- tives) towards overseas military operations where asymmetric warfare is taking place, PMCs stepped in to fill the se- curity void. Therefore, this paper argues that PMCs are here to stay; however, the literature hasn’t rigorously ex- plored the subject matter to determine whether indicators of success and failure exist to evaluate the PMC outcome. This paper also precipitates natural outgrowth in the scholarship by composing the benchmark that synthesises relevant data.http://www.journalssystem.com/sdq/,112110,0,2.htmlprivate military companiespmcsexecutive outcomesarmed contractors |
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