Rethinking the Blackwater Approach to Security

Private military contractors, which are widely used around the world, often contribute to the very insecurity they've been hired to end, says Katie Carmola, a professor of political science at Middlebury College. But Carmola, who has written a book about the wartime use of private security contractors, says it's time to look beyond improved State Department oversight of such firms. Instead, she wants to find ways to use market forces to regulate a market-driven field - like rewarding bonuses for creating lasting security.