View source for PMC

{{concept
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_military_company
|image=
|constitutes=army, company
}}
A '''private military contractor''' or  '''private military company''' is a rebranding of the concept of the [[mercenary]].

==Lawlessness==
PMCs often operate ''de facto'' beyond the reach of any effective [[law]].
{{SMWQ
|date=January 2019
|source_name=The Atlantic
|source_URL=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/01/afghanistan-civilian-private-security/581263/
|subjects=PMC
|authors=Abigail Fielding-Smith, Crofton Black, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
|text=The sector still has no binding regulations, though. It doesn’t even have an agreed-upon definition of a private military or security company. 
}}

{{SMWDocs}}
==References==
{{reflist}}