They are called "private army" of China. The growing demand from local companies involved in the implementation of the multi-billion dollar initiative "One belt, one road" (opop), led to the emergence of a large number of independent security companies.
On private military companies is now quite a lot written,but oddly enough in Russian Federation this topic is not well known,which leaves room for different pseudosclerotia publishing his opus based on the fact that in the Russian Federation this activity is not legal because you can write whatever came into our head.
In the beginning of XXI century the level of safety of Maritime navigation has significantly decreased due to intensification in some regions of the world of modern pirates. According to the definition of International Maritime Bureau, piracy — "boarding any vessel with the intent to commit theft or any other crime and with the intent or capability to use force in order to facilitate the implementation of this act" .
In the Russian media space does not stop discussion of the problem of private military companies (PMCs). Amid the ongoing debate on the next bill, designed to regulate this sphere, a new reason to return to the topic were rumors of casualties in Syria, who have suffered so-called PMCs "Wagner."
Last week in the American press there were messages that the administration of U.S. President has attracted as advisers on the development of a new strategy of Washington in Afghanistan, two owners of large private military companies (PMCs): Erik Prins and Stephen Feinberg. Prince – the founder of one of the most famous in the world of the PMC Blackwater (now Academi). Feinberg owns the American PMC DynCorp.
Blackwater founder wants to create in Afghanistan, "East India company"
About a month ago Donald trump gave the nod to send to Afghanistan an additional contingent of American troops. Not everyone in the US administration was satisfied with this decision. Chief political adviser to President Steve Bannon and son-in-law trump Jared Kushner strongly recommended to listen to what Eric says Prince.
This week the rebels in South Sudan said that it had kidnapped four employees of the oil consortium DAR Petroleum Operating Company. The consortium includes a Chinese oil giants CNPC, Sinopec and Malaysia's Petronas. The rebels are demanding that the Chinese company left the country. The authorities of South Sudan, which is extremely important in Chinese money, assured the Chinese partners that they will take all measures to improve the safety of oil workers.
The end of the Cold war and the disappearance from the political map of the world the Soviet Union has not led to the "end of history" and the end of major confrontations with the use of military force, as it was predicted by many Western idealistic thinkers, led by Francis-girl fighting. Decades since the collapse of the USSR was accompanied by wars and armed conflicts of varying intensity, the annual number of which is somewhat decreased in comparison with 1991, but in recent years has been a steady growth trend . The number of victims of armed confrontations. Analysis of conflicts in recent decades have allowed researchers and professionals to speak about serious changes in the nature of war and methods of conducting it, which is reflected not only in the expert reports and studies, but also in doctrines and concepts of military development the different States.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Armed forces of the Russian Federation are undergoing major changes. In recent years, is actively used and processed the experience of the advanced military States. First of all, we are talking about the concept of Settentrionali, the study of the leading doctrines in military terms, foreign countries and other more private issues. Does not remain without attention and the phenomenon of the use of private military companies (hereinafter – PMCs) and the privatization of the military sphere, that is, essentially, the transfer to private hands some of the functions of the state of this particular area of state activity.