All hail to my private army

A new trend is on the rise - the widespread use of private armies. What if the support continues? What if things escalate to the next level and the military sector privatizes? Would we prefer such a world?

One might argue the benefits to privatization in the military - better efficiency, less corruption, more accountability and transparency and proper utilization of public resources into better channels of avenue, lack of bureaucracy and red tapism to name a few.

That being said, there are implications of a private company - a company solely interested in increasing their profits, revenue and satisfying their clientele - entering a highly protected defense sector. Even though there might be some truth to the lack of accountability, transparency and wastage of funds by the government, privatization might not be the optimal solution.

In the situation that exists today, a private army organization will most probably be run as a cartel and their ability to raise the required huge amounts needed to run the organization will itself come from questionable sources. But more importantly, we need to take into account the rules of warfare being followed. By the very nature of privatization and these companies not being accountable to the general public, they would take into account just the needs of their clientele disregarding the impact it would have on the general public, danger to the country and the rule of law hampering the stability of a nation.

Moreover, it is also important to introspect the kind of clientele hiring private armies apart from the government which would mostly belong to the category of extremist groups trying to push the narrative for their own collective good without caring much for the public consequences making a country more volatile. Also, hiring such services would be a privilege available only for the extremely wealthy and influential, furthering their agenda and dividing an already divided world further. Lastly, the sovereign nature of the state which exists to maintain peace would be questioned as well.

So, the question is would you now support private armies?