This book examines how private security contractors or analogous historical forces affect democra...

The Markets for Force compares the markets for private military and security services a...

Changes in employment stability, family structure, and economic pressures have created challenges...

The authors assess the utility and limitations of 'minimalist stabilization'--small-scale interve...

This book examines how private security contractors or analogous historical forces affect democra...

Deployed contractors may be exposed to the same stressors as military personnel. A RAND survey ex...

Building on a 2010 RAND study of the 30 insurgencies begun and completed between 1978 and 2008, t...

This book examines how private security contractors or analogous historical forces affect democra...

This companion volume to Paths to Victory: Lessons from Modern Insurgencies offers in-depth case ...

An assessment of the maritime component of a series of historical and ongoing operations reveals ...

Molly Dunigan is a political scientist at the Rand Corporation and author of Victory for Hire: Pr...

This research presents the results of a review and analysis of DoD civilian deployment, assesses ...