Russian President Vladimir Putin has laid out an ultimatum, demanding that Ukraine dissolve military formations. Kyiv ...

The company G4S Global, for example, had roughly 530,000 employees in 2011. Today, G4S Global reports a global workforce of approximately 800,000 people and revenues of about $20 billion.

They sought to replicate Blackwater’s role in Iraq, safeguarding China’s Belt and Road initiative against criminal and militant violence. In doing so, they also sought to benefit from the newfound ...

Private military companies have a controversial but important role to play in global security. These contractors are independent businesses that offer specialized military services related to war ...

RACZ: The Wagner Group is formally a private military company operated by an ex-officer of Russia's intelligence services, Mr. Dmitry Utkin.

The private military companies (PMCs, the focus of this book) are the private sector equivalent of combat arms, since their job places them in the line of fire.

Bicanic became fascinated by the field of private military companies, or PMCs, like the Blackwater company, when he heard from a Cambridge University pal, James Ashcroft, who took a job in Iraq.

In even the most benign environment, PMCs complicate military command and control, communications, intelligence, and operational security. They make combat commanders' duties more difficult and ...

This article is part of the CSIS executive education program Understanding the Russian Military Today. Wagner Group is Russia’s best-known private military company (PMC), appearing in conflict zones ...

Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the founder of the private military force, said he would not comply with an order that would require it to sign a formal contract with Russia’s defense ministry by July 1.

In 1996, Congress gave DOD the authority to obtain private financing and management to repair, renovate, build, and operate military housing. Today, private companies are responsible for nearly 99 ...