Peeling back the layers on the role of private military and security companies in Africa

New post over at The Conversation with Christopher Faulkner and Josh Lambert. This is primarily drawn from our recent paper at Small Wars & Insurgency. Aside from the obvious, the paper in particular illustrates how strong quant findings are not necessarily in line with the theory we are testing. A strong understand of how the processes play out on the ground is crucial, especially when investigating activities that are often clandestine.