Oluwaseyi Mike Bamigboye

Mercenaries, Private Security, and the Civilian Cost of Outsourced Coercion

While states still use military force in pursuit of national interests, private military and security companies (PMSCs) have become an increasingly common instrument, enabling states to apply pressure, manage escalation, and maintain deniability in ways that conventional deployments cannot. As resistance to foreign troop deployments grows and strategic competition shifts