A Complex World

We give leading voices the chance to explain the underlying trends of today’s multifaceted political, economic and security landscape to our followers. Our insights help your business to navigate global uncertainties.

NEW PUBLICATION

In her recent book “State Responsibility and New Trends in the Privatization of Warfare” IR.Asia Co-Founder Frauke Renz analyses the impacts of privatization on the current state responsibility regime.

For more on trends in the privatization of security also visit the following blog posts by Frauke Renz:

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https://elgar.blog/2020/03/25/from-shadow-forces-to-much-needed-experts-in-new-technologies-the-role-of-private-contractors-in-modern-warfare-2/

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/quo-vadis-pmsc/

https://ilg2.org/2017/10/30/private-military-and-security-companies-or-mercenaries-bringing-law-back-into-the-discussion/

Leading Voices

Dr. Sean McFate, Associate Professor, National Defense University

…For clients who want discretion and who want force, which is a lot of people in the world, this is a growth industry […] so I do expect […] this industry will grow…

Dr. Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt, Senior Managing Director of Human Analytics

…The advantage of having an ISO standard is that it internationalizes PSC.1, an American standard, which may lead to greater uptake within the global security industry…

Prof. Alexander Vuving, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

…Starting from this, China wants to create a situation that will lead people to look at the propensity of things and think that China would eventually win the game…