The role of private military companies in US-Africa policy

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 35, Issue 118, 2008, Pages 613-628

  Aning, Kwesi ^a   Jaye, Thomas ^a   Atuobi, Samuel ^a  

^a Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN POLICY; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; MILITARY INTERVENTION; NATIONAL SECURITY; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

AFRICA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56349118516     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056240802569300     Document Type: Article

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