Dr Abdullah bin Musa Al Tayer
It can be argued without certainty that the US and Russia, which host the most effective private fighter companies, are the beneficiaries of its services, without ignoring the fact that these companies also operate fighters for the benefit of many countries around the world. plays roles. and because fighting is different from any service or goods that generate profit for the institution, it is based on religious or patriotic beliefs of fighting such as martyrdom, redemption, sacrifice, and other incentives that the souls receive from their death as a great Make it cheaper than the targets. Defense of motherland, faith and values Some may argue that the host of the state military company or operator of its services provides him with his militant creed and for which he would die for lofty goals. However, another valid view is that business is in the pursuit of profit, and that rampant capitalism is driven by profit maximization and by hiring the workforce in those companies to die for with attractive pay and incentives.
This is the rule of attractive offer of salary in exchange for life. And because (the customer) is right, whether it is governments or their adversaries, their fighting principle applies directly to those who implement the service. For example, in the Russian-Ukrainian war, fighters from private companies are motivated by the principle of the state contracting with the combatant company, but on the other hand they are forced to implement contract procedures and provisions with the operating companies, including deterrence. is included. Punishment for those who turn a blind eye on the battlefield. Just as commercial companies create a need for their goods and services, combatant companies create a need for their services, including creating suitable conditions for contracting with them and postponing the resolution of armed conflicts, in which military companies find a thriving market for their services.
Military corporations are ultimately “commercial organizations that trade in professional services related to warfare … including combat operations, strategic planning, intelligence, risk assessment, operational support, training, and technical skills”. When the Cold War ended, many countries revised their war doctrines, and turned away tens of thousands of recruits in all ranks and various branches of the war, as well as various military equipment, and devoted their resources to economic growth and development. Directed efforts and physical capabilities. the good of the people. As another consequence of the post-Cold War regimes, globalization increased, and countries’ interests expanded beyond their borders, while at the same time expanding their military presence outside their borders to achieve austerity in military spending and avoidance. Interference prohibited. legal and moral responsibility for the consequences of its foreign interventions. Those private military companies were an active branch to protect the interests of the states, and for the implementation of dirty deeds criminalized by domestic law and international law. In this regard, we can mention the atrocious acts committed by private combat companies at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, for which no one was held accountable.
The Warsaw Center for Studies says that the increase in trade exchanges between the countries has widened the gulf between them instead of convergence of views, which has led to an increase in violence in important strategic regions of the world, especially Islamic countries. happened. , Therefore, in addition to providing training programs for local warlords in Third World countries, private combat companies were required to protect mines and related infrastructure as well as protect the interests of transcontinental companies.
dominant private military companies; And it is better equipped than regular armies to manage expenses, and to carry out combat missions in other’s lands at a lower cost. To this end, it selects soldiers who are released from service who are familiar with the sight of blood and accustomed to killing, as well as applying psychological tests to select individuals who have no It has the wildness necessary to kill in cold blood of logical objectives, and the ranks of its fighters to include them.
Although uses seem to be under control now, this may not be the case in the future. As this would lead to deeper divisions in society as the armies withdraw from employment and move away from their position in maintaining the unity of the homeland in favor of combat privatization, and in turn increase conflict between countries who would consider that Private combat companies are nothing but mercenaries who seek to exert their influence in the interests of countries able to pay for their combat services, and combat companies as a catalyst for low-cost military involvement. and over time, as we have indicated, this will lead to increased conflict and disrupt mechanisms of control of executive authority, as in many of our failed states in the Arab region today and fragile states in Africa. is clear.
The main thing that should not be overlooked is that the privatized military sector will create its own vision of the world order, and it will temporarily work to achieve this vision that the main customers of private military combat companies want, but These companies can then act to create a world order according to the wishes of their owners and not according to their contractors.