Sökning: "PMCS"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 uppsatser innehållade ordet PMCS.

  1. 1. Risk in the Private Military Industry : Risk-Transfer Dynamics in Globalized Private Military and Security Companies’ Recruitment Processes

    Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Sofie Ådén; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Global North; Global South; globalization; military outsourcing; private military and security companies PMSCs ; private military contractors PMCs ; private military industry; recruitment processes; Risk-Transfer War;

    Sammanfattning : Private military and security companies (PMSCs) are established actors in the global militaryindustry. The adaptation to utilize PMSCs as a complement to national militaries has increased their importance significantly. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The Guns for Hire: Private Military Companies in Nigeria and Mozambique

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Olof Hjorth; [2023]
    Nyckelord :PMCs; Mercenaries; Nigeria; Mozambique; State capacity; Insurgency; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : This case study investigates the involvement of private military companies (PMCs) in two African conflicts. Nigeria and Mozambique hired PMCs in 2014 and 2019 respectively to combat internal insurgencies. The paper aims to answer why these countries hired PMCs and if the PMCs were successful in combating the insurgencies. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Polar mesoscale cyclones in ERA5 and CARRA

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Författare :Zhaohui Cheng; [2023]
    Nyckelord :polar mesoscale cyclones; polar lows; ERA5; CARRA;

    Sammanfattning : Polar mesoscale cyclones (PMCs) are low-pressure systems that form in polar regions. Their small size and short lifespan pose challenges for coarse resolution models in capturing PMCs and their associated air-sea mass and energy transfer. To address the influence of resolution on PMCs, a comparison between a higher resolution dataset (CARRA with 2. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Overt Partnership, Covert Intervention : Russian use of mercenaries in the Central African Republic

    Master-uppsats, Försvarshögskolan

    Författare :Benjamin Hemche Billberg; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Wagner; Wagner PMC; Proxy war; Private Military Company; Mercenaries; Indirect intervention; Central African Republic; Russia;

    Sammanfattning : Private Military Companies (PMCs) have increased significantly since the end of the Cold War, primarily hailing from the Western countries and South Africa, and notably employed in the War on Terror. In recent years, the Russian group generically known as ‘Wagner PMC’ has been deployed in Ukraine, the Middle East and Africa. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The Buck Stops Where? - Private Military Companies in Armed Conflict and Viable Paths to Accountability for Violations of International Humanitarian Law

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Författare :Ludvig Hambraeus; [2019]
    Nyckelord :public international law; international humanitarian law; private military contractors; private actors in armed conflicts; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : “The buck stops here”. Så stod det skrivet på det lilla plakatet på president Trumans skrivbord. Detta budskap, lika allmängiltigt idag som 1953, borde verka som en påminnelse om värdet av ansvar och möjligheten till utkrävande av detsamma från alla instutioner och personer med inflytande över människors liv och välmående. LÄS MER