Geopolítica e segurança do Estado no Século XXI: a terceirização da violência

Abstract

The present work deals with the phenomenon of outsourcing of State Security activities, characterized by the rise of Private Military Companies (PMC), in terms of External Security, and by the proliferation of Private Security Companies (PSC), in Homeland Security. Thus, the role of the PMC and PSC, named in this work, generically as Military and Private Security Companies (PMSC), as a new and important actor, has aroused the interest of International Security Studies, Geopolitics, Security and Defense Studies and Public Security Studies. The central issue is related to the outsourcing of State Security with the monopoly on the use of State strength and on the impacts on National Power. Do State Security services, when provided by PMSC, meet the demands of the civil service and the population? Will the National Soldiers be replaced by Private Soldiers or will there be the coexistence of two types of security professionals with complementary activities? And what are the economic consequences of the State Security services provided by PMSC? How does the expansion of the PMSC market impact on economic development? These are some of the important questions that this paper seeks to clarify.