"War is no longer waged only by national militaries. We are seeing a shift to a new anarchy where might makes right, but with new tools: private intelligence outfits, rent-an-army soldiers, and cyber mercenaries for hire. These groups profit from chaos and uncertainty, while accountability, transparency, and peace seem harder than ever to achieve"-- Provided by publisher.

Private armies -- From Russia with love : mercenaries fit the bill -- Russian grey is the new black -- Mercenaries' Russian roulette -- Private security with Chinese characteristics : no more local guards, not yet wolf warriors -- Defending the Belt and Road Initiative from Africa to the Middle East -- How China sees its own private security sector -- The evolution of a new Chinese security actor -- Turkey's new Janissaries? -- Drone mercenaries : a new security paradigms from China, Russia, and Turkey -- Drone warfare : lesson learned? -- Drone casus belli -- Cyber mercenaries : from boots on the ground to the metaverse -- Two opposites : non-combatants contractors and jihadist mercenaries -- Mercenaries, PMSC and the future of warfare.