Coalition of the Hired : Privatizing Peacekeeping in Africa, a Different Solultion?

In Sierra Leone, civil war has affected the civilian population and the development of the country for long periods of time. In order to end the violence a number of military operations were conducted. This essay, dealing with internal and external regulatory instruments is used to put a case study of two operations in a larger context. By developing efficient parameters and applying these to the case studies, a comparison of two of the operations, one conducted by Executive Outcomes, which is a private military company, and one conducted by a united nations peacekeeping force, UNAMSIL a discussion whether PMC operations should be used in future conflicts or even by the UN in its peacekeeping operations by answering my key question: When compared, which is the most effective security provider, and peacekeeper, Private Military Companies or UN peacekeeping forces