Private Contractors and the Reconstruction of Iraq examines the controversial role of military contractors in the reconstruction of Iraq.

Christopher Kinsey is a lecturer in international security with King's College London, Defence Studies Department, at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham. His previous publications includes Coporate Soldiers and International Security: The Rise of Private Military Companies (Routledge: 2006)

Introduction 1. The Role of Mercenaries and Contractors in Supplying War 2. Contractors and the Consequence of Political Mismanagement of the Iraq Invasion 3. Contractorising War: the US Government's Reliance on Contractors in Iraq 4. Strategic Contracting and Contractors in the Reconstruction of Iraq 5. Outsourcing War: The Use of Contractors in Support of the UK Operation in Iraq 6. Operating with Impunity: A Gap in the Law or a Lack of Political Will? Conclusion