Deborah Avant

Professor of Political Science at George Washington University

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Professor of Political Science at George Washington University, specializing in military change; author of The Market for Force: The Consequences of Privatizing Security

Deborah Avant on KCRW

The Army that cleaned latrines and did kitchen patrol is a thing of the past, with that kind of grunt work now performed by private contractors.

Pentagon Increasingly Outsources War Effort

The Army that cleaned latrines and did kitchen patrol is a thing of the past, with that kind of grunt work now performed by private contractors.

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