The increased use of private military companies to wage covert warfare is here to stay. Valère Llobet takes a look at a sector that's not affected by the crisis.
While mercenary work is arguably the second oldest profession in the world, the emergence of private military companies (PMCs) is more recent.
It's a sector that inspires a lot of fantasy. It boasts real professionals and more "marginal" players, such as the Comya Group of a certain Alexandre Benalla, who rushed to enter into a partnership with the Ukrainian SMP. Omega Consulting Group, which recruits widely from neo-Nazi circles...