Christopher Kinsey is a lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at King’s College London. His research examines the impact of private security in international politics. He has published articles on the regulation and control of PSCs and on their organisational structure.

• Introduction 1. Historical Overview of the Marginalization of Legitimate Nonstate Violence 2. The Evolution of Private Violence as an Instrument of Foreign Policy 3. Tensions Exposed in the Arms to Sierra Leone Affair 4. A Typology of Private Military Organisations 5. The Privatisation of Warfare and the Emergence of PMCs 6. The Role of PMCs in a Changing Global Environment 7. Regulation and Control: the Legislative Dimension 8. Regulation and Control: the Role of Military Values in Managing the Practices of PMCs Conclusion

Christopher Kinsey is a lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at King’s College London. His research examines the impact of private security in international politics. He has published articles on the regulation and control of PSCs and on their organisational structure.

• Introduction 1. Historical Overview of the Marginalization of Legitimate Nonstate Violence 2. The Evolution of Private Violence as an Instrument of Foreign Policy 3. Tensions Exposed in the Arms to Sierra Leone Affair 4. A Typology of Private Military Organisations 5. The Privatisation of Warfare and the Emergence of PMCs 6. The Role of PMCs in a Changing Global Environment 7. Regulation and Control: the Legislative Dimension 8. Regulation and Control: the Role of Military Values in Managing the Practices of PMCs Conclusion

Christopher Kinsey is a lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at King’s College London. His research examines the impact of private security in international politics. He has published articles on the regulation and control of PSCs and on their organisational structure.

• Introduction 1. Historical Overview of the Marginalization of Legitimate Nonstate Violence 2. The Evolution of Private Violence as an Instrument of Foreign Policy 3. Tensions Exposed in the Arms to Sierra Leone Affair 4. A Typology of Private Military Organisations 5. The Privatisation of Warfare and the Emergence of PMCs 6. The Role of PMCs in a Changing Global Environment 7. Regulation and Control: the Legislative Dimension 8. Regulation and Control: the Role of Military Values in Managing the Practices of PMCs Conclusion