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The mercenary business: ‘executive outcomes’

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Executive Outcomes is an army for hire. A sophisticated force, the ‘company’ will not work for rebel movements but contracts with ‘democratic’ governments. ‘Executive Outcomes is the small wave of the future in terms of defence and security, because the international community has abdicated that role’ (Barlow, 1997). Rather than being seen as mercenaries, they prefer the label of ‘corporate troubleshooters’, a niche which incorporates a huge unmet demand for security in Africa.

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  • Jeremy Harding, 1997. "The mercenary business: ‘executive outcomes’," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(71), pages 87-97.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:24:y:1997:i:71:p:87-97
    DOI: 10.1080/03056249708704240
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    1. A.B. Zack‐Williams, 1997. "Kamajors, ‘sober’ & the militariat: civil society & the return of the military in sierra leonean politics," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(73), pages 373-380, September.
    2. Almohad, Selman, 2019. "Bringing regional politics to the study of security sector reform: Army reform in Sierra Leone and Iraq," GIGA Working Papers 319, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies.

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