OPEN Echoes - EP017 - Dr. Alessandro Arduino

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OPEN Echoes

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OPEN Echoes reflects the original thoughts, analyses, and viewpoints shared by academics, thought leaders and non-military experts — spreading ideas, perspectives, and insights across the globe. It’s our hope that the insights shared in these episodes will help to impact and influence thinking and conversations long after you take off your headphones.

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OPEN Echoes - EP017 - Dr. Alessandro Arduino

OPEN Echoes

25 minutes 44 seconds

1 year ago

OPEN Echoes - EP017 - Dr. Alessandro Arduino

OPEN ECHOES Episode #17

An interview with Dr. Alessandro Arduino

Dr. Alessandro Arduino, an affiliate lecturer at the Lau China Institute, King’s College London, a visiting professor at the Geneva Graduate Institute, and a member of the International Code of Conduct Association (ICoCA) advisory group, is a renowned expert on China’s Belt & Road Initiative security and Private Military Companies. His latest book, Money for Mayhem (Rowman & Littlefield) explores the role of mercenaries and private military companies in shaping the future of warfare. His book China’s Private Army: Protecting the New Silk Road (Palgrave) is an essential resource for those seeking to understand China’s security landscape.

This OPEN Echoes interview explores:

- The Evolution of Chinese Private Military Security Companies examining their development and the crucial role they play in safeguarding the Belt and Road Initiative.

- Challenges in data collection on China's private military and security companies have increased due to stricter regulations and reduced transparency, especially following the enactment of new Chinese security laws

- The role of Chinese private military security companies in multi-domain operations.

- Three potential future scenarios outlined by the author for the next 10 years regarding Chinese private security services.

- Misconceptions about Chinese private security arise from the western tendency to oversimplify these firms, often labeling them as private military or mercenary groups.

- The author’s approach to how his article will contribute to a broader conversation on this issue, including its impact on NATO and the global audience.

Dr. Arduino’s article, “China and the Evolution of Private Military Security Companies in Multi-Domain Operations" is available on the OPEN Publications website here.