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020 a| 9781538170311q| hardcover;

020 a| 1538170310q| hardcover;

020 z| 9781538170328q| electronic book;

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050 00 a| UB148b| .A73 2023;

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100 1 a| Arduino, Alessandroe| author.=| ^A1464024;

245 10 a| Money for mayhem :b| mercenaries, private military companies, drones, and the future of war /c| Alessandro Arduino.;

264 1 a| Lanham, Maryland :b| Rowman & Littlefield,c| [2023];

300 a| xv, 285 pages ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

520 a| "War is no longer waged only by national militaries. We are seeing a shift to a new anarchy where might makes right, but with new tools: private intelligence outfits, rent-an-army soldiers, and cyber mercenaries for hire. These groups profit from chaos and uncertainty, while accountability, transparency, and peace seem harder than ever to achieve"--c| Provided by publisher.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Private armies -- From Russia with love : mercenaries fit the bill -- Russian grey is the new black -- Mercenaries' Russian roulette -- Private security with Chinese characteristics : no more local guards, not yet wolf warriors -- Defending the Belt and Road Initiative from Africa to the Middle East -- How China sees its own private security sector -- The evolution of a new Chinese security actor -- Turkey's new Janissaries? -- Drone mercenaries : a new security paradigms from China, Russia, and Turkey -- Drone warfare : lesson learned? -- Drone casus belli -- Cyber mercenaries : from boots on the ground to the metaverse -- Two opposites : non-combatants contractors and jihadist mercenaries -- Mercenaries, PMSC and the future of warfare.;

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650 0 a| Military art and sciencex| Historyy| 21st century.=| ^A1032604;

650 6 a| Mercenaires.;

650 6 a| Sociétés militaires privées.;

650 6 a| Art et science militairesx| Histoirey| 21e siècle.;

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Money for mayhem : mercenaries, private military companies, drones, and the future of war / Alessandro Arduino.

Author/creator	Arduino, Alessandro author.
Format	Book
Publication	Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
Description	xv, 285 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	Mercenary troops. Private military companies. Military art and science--History. --21st century. Mercenaires. Sociétés militaires privées. Art et science militaires--Histoire. --21e siècle.

Contents	Private armies -- From Russia with love : mercenaries fit the bill -- Russian grey is the new black -- Mercenaries' Russian roulette -- Private security with Chinese characteristics : no more local guards, not yet wolf warriors -- Defending the Belt and Road Initiative from Africa to the Middle East -- How China sees its own private security sector -- The evolution of a new Chinese security actor -- Turkey's new Janissaries? -- Drone mercenaries : a new security paradigms from China, Russia, and Turkey -- Drone warfare : lesson learned? -- Drone casus belli -- Cyber mercenaries : from boots on the ground to the metaverse -- Two opposites : non-combatants contractors and jihadist mercenaries -- Mercenaries, PMSC and the future of warfare.
Abstract	"War is no longer waged only by national militaries. We are seeing a shift to a new anarchy where might makes right, but with new tools: private intelligence outfits, rent-an-army soldiers, and cyber mercenaries for hire. These groups profit from chaos and uncertainty, while accountability, transparency, and peace seem harder than ever to achieve"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Arduino, Alessandro. Money for mayhem Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023] 9781538170328
Genre/form	local histories.
Genre/form	History.
Genre/form	Local histories.
Genre/form	Histoires locales.
LCCN	2023014846
ISBN	9781538170311 hardcover
ISBN	1538170310 hardcover
ISBN	electronic book

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