Säkerhet till varje pris
En jämförande studie om utvecklingen av privat säkerhet från Kuwaitkriget till Irakkriget
The purpose of this essay is to examine the development of the use of private securitycontractors in Iraq. The reason is that there has been a considerable increase of the number ofprivate security firms operating in Iraq during the last couple of years. The legislation in thefield of private military and security is indistinct and my hypothesis is that the lack of nationaland/or international legislation can be connected to the increased globalization. To come toany conclusions about this I have chosen to make a comparative study between the two casesthe Gulf War and the War in Iraq which started in 2003. In this comparison, I ask thefollowing questions: 1) Are there any signs of anarchy in the field of private security duringthe Gulf War respectively the last War in Iraq? 2) In what way has the use of private securitycontractors changed from Case 1 to Case 2 ?According to my research, there were signs of anarchy in the field of private security bothduring the Gulf War and during the latest war in Iraq. The use of private security contractorshas been liberalized from Case 1 to Case 2. It is difficult to say exactly what kind of impactthe globalization has had on this liberalisation, but the increased outsourcing of military- andsecurity services would not have been possible without some kind of impact from theglobalization.