Outsourcing War and Peace

Selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2011 in the U.S. Politics category. -- Choice Outstanding Academic Title * Choice * Dickinson does a superb job of summarizing the issues connected with using private corporations to perform public functions overseas. . . . Written in a style accessible to all interested readers, Outsourcing War and Peace is a model of how lessons from the practice of law can inform and improve the conduct of foreign affairs. Highly recommended. -R.A. Strong, Choice -- R.A. Strong * Choice * Winner of the 2011 Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize, as given by the Chicago-Kent College of Law -- Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize * Chicago-Kent College of Law * The government's genie-the outsourcing of military support, diplomatic security, foreign aid, information technology, and, well, governance-won't return to the bottle. Dickinson's vision of a modern, privatized government, that not only promotes critical public values, but also expends resources efficiently and responsibly, is as thought-provoking as it is refreshing. -Steven L. Schooner, George Washington University -- Steven L. Schooner The book will be an important contribution to the study of private security and its governance. Moreover, the book provides excellent advice to policymakers about what practical steps can be taken to remedy some of the deficiencies of the current system of security contracting. -Alexander Cooley, Department of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University -- Alexander Cooley