AS EMPRESAS MILITARES PRIVADAS NAS NOVAS GUERRAS: O EXEMPLO DE SERRA LEOA
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Palavras-chave: Novas Guerras; Empresas Militares Privadas; Serra Leoa.
Abstract: Thisarticleaimstoaddresstheparticipationof Private MilitaryCompanies (EMP) in theSierra Leone conflict (1991-2002). Tothisend, ananalysisismadeofthecontextwherethisphenomenonisinserted: the new wars. Still, thechangesbroughtbythis new formofconflictdirectlyaffecttheactorsinvolved in thearmedconflict, withtheincreasingparticipationof non-stateactors. In additiontothe new wars, it isclearthatthe global trendtowardsprivatizationalsoimpactstheinternationalsecurity sector, previouslymonopolizedbytheState. Fromtheanalysisofthe performance ofPMCs in theconflict in Sierra Leone, it appearsthatthe new warscontributetothemodificationofthearmedconflictmodus faciendi, throughtheprivatizationofviolencealongthelinesof global capitalism, whichtransformsrelationsbetweenciviliansandmilitaryandfurtherreducesthedistinctionbetweenthepublicandprivatespheres.
Keywords: New Wars; Private MilitaryCompanies; Sierra Leone.
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