David M. Barnes is a career US Army officer and Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy. He has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Colorado, USA.

• 1. Close Combat Privatization2. The Armed Contractor Phenomenon: A Contemporary Debate with a Long History3. Mercenaries, Soldiers, and Armed Contractors: An Explication4. Armed Military Privatization and the Commodification of Force5. The Belligerent Equality of Armed Contractors?6. The Challenge of Military Privatization to the Military Profession7. The "Second Contractor War" and the Future of Armed Contractors

David M. Barnes is a career US Army officer and Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy. He has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Colorado, USA.

• 1. Close Combat Privatization2. The Armed Contractor Phenomenon: A Contemporary Debate with a Long History3. Mercenaries, Soldiers, and Armed Contractors: An Explication4. Armed Military Privatization and the Commodification of Force5. The Belligerent Equality of Armed Contractors?6. The Challenge of Military Privatization to the Military Profession7. The "Second Contractor War" and the Future of Armed Contractors

David M. Barnes is a career US Army officer and Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy. He has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Colorado, USA.

• 1. Close Combat Privatization2. The Armed Contractor Phenomenon: A Contemporary Debate with a Long History3. Mercenaries, Soldiers, and Armed Contractors: An Explication4. Armed Military Privatization and the Commodification of Force5. The Belligerent Equality of Armed Contractors?6. The Challenge of Military Privatization to the Military Profession7. The "Second Contractor War" and the Future of Armed Contractors