The Mercenary An Instrument of State Coercion

Christopher Kinsey, Reader in Business and International Security, King's College, London

Dr Kinsey is a Reader in Business and International Security with King's College, London. Before joining KCL he was an ESRC post-doctoral fellow with the University of Aberystwyth. Kinsey's research examines the role of the market in war with a particular focus on mercenaries and private military and security companies. He has presented papers to the UN, NATO and the EU.

Historical Context
Introduction
Part One: An historical Analysis
1. Fighting for Liberty: Mercenaries and South America's Wars of Independence
2. In Defence of the National Interest: Mercenaries and the Yemen Civil War
3. Stemming Communist Influence in Central Africa: The CIA and Mercenaries in the Congo 1964-1965
4. Why Mercenary Operations Occasionally Succeed
Part Two: The Contemporary Period
5. Who is a Mercenary in the 21st Century?
6. Mercenaries and Private Military and Security Companies as State Instruments of Foreign Security Assistance
7. 1. Exploring the Future for Mercenaries and Private Military and Security Companies as Instruments of State Coercive Power in Irregular War
Conclusion