Sean McFate: Shadow Wars: The World of Military Contracting

Chapters:
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Introduction: 0:00
McFate's Personal Experience with Private Military Contracting: 2:20
Judging a Decade of Warfare: The Influence of Military Contracting: 5:03
Trends of Military Contracting: 10:30
The Consequences and Risks of Military Contracting: 15:53

Audience Questions
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Question 1: To Whom are Contractors Accountable in Foreign Conflict?: 20:08
Question 2: How Much Waste and Abuse of Government Spending Exists Regarding Contractors?: 23:41
Question 3: What are the Average Wages of Contractors?: 25:12
Question 4: Do For-Profit Mercenaries Prolong Conflicts?: 27:09
Question 5: How Did Private Military Contracting Start in the US?: 28:23
Question 6: Is the US Losing Military Support Capabilities Because of Contracting?: 31:04
Question 7: What are the Implications of Regulating Military Contracting?: 33:14
Question 8: Are Unnatural Military Alliances a Trend of Future Conflict?: 35:28
Question 9: Could Contractors Have Prevented Genocide in Rwanda?: 36:59
Question 10: Could a Private Army Gain Access to a Weapon of Mass Destruction?: 38:50
Question 11: What are the Roles of Private Contractors in Nation Building?: 40:01
Question 12: How Do Military and Security Duties Transfer from a Private Army Back to Government Forces?: 42:33
Question 13: Can Governments Hide the True Cost of Going to War by Contracting Private Forces?: 44:09
Question 14: Could the US Wage a Functional Without Its Current Composition of 50% Military Contractors?: 46:16
Question 15: Will the UN Ever Hire Private Forces for Peacekeeping Missions?: 47:34
Question 16: What is the Monetary Threshold for Government Consideration of Private Military Services?: 49:40
Question 17: What is the Fastest Growing Area for Military Contracting?: 50:56
Question 18: What are the Most Important Lessons from the Medieval Model for Mercenaries?: 52:24
Question 19: What is McFate's Opinion of the Current State of the Middle East? Will a Solution Require Military Contractors?: 54:31
Question 20: How Do Nations Factor in the Influence of Military Contractors in Warfare Operations and Outcomes?: 56:23

Conclusion: 57:50

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Throughout Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, the United States employs private military contractors to carry out its objectives. While US firms dominate the market, warlords and militias have restyled themselves as private security companies in places like Afghanistan and Somalia. These private entities have become an integral part of the United States' defense strategy — the US can no longer go to war without contractors.

How does military contracting actually operate? What does the proliferation of private forces suggest about the future of war and international relations? Sean McFate, a former paratrooper in the US Army and previous employee of a military contractor, will discuss these questions and share his unique perspective on this growing industry.

This event is presented in partnership with the Marines' Memorial Association.

Speaker Sean McFate is Assistant Professor at the National Defense University, and Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council.

The conversation will be moderated by Christopher Starling, Director of Military and Veteran Affairs, Marines’ Memorial Club.

For more information about this event please visit: http://www.worldaffairs.org/events/event/1425

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