ON MERCENARIES IN WORLD POLITICS

The purpose of the present paper is to emphasize the way mercenaries integrated in the world politics. It offers an overview of the historical context, highlighting short details about the early appearance of mercenary troops who, although not yet bearing that name, acted in the same way. What is mo...

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Published in:Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai. Studia Europaea 2023-12, Vol.68 (2), p.299-321
Main Author: Goga, Ramona
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)
Behavior change
Book publishing
France, John
International economic relations
Mercenaries
Middle Ages
Military personnel
Military training
Names
Paramilitary groups
Politics
Recruitment
Roman civilization
Soldiers
War
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Summary:The purpose of the present paper is to emphasize the way mercenaries integrated in the world politics. It offers an overview of the historical context, highlighting short details about the early appearance of mercenary troops who, although not yet bearing that name, acted in the same way. What is more, it pursues the evolution of mercenaries from their very beginning to the contemporary era, making a short stop to the Middle Ages, and then to the pre-modern period. Furthermore, it describes the metamorphosis of mercenaries in the contemporary period, giving birth to the new 'dogs of war' under different names. However, these transformations came with behavioural changes as well. They changed their attitude and their chaotic actions on the battlefield, fulfilling, sometimes, a different role, but for the same purpose, which labelled them as 'new mercenaries' from the outset.
ISSN:1224-8746
2065-9563
DOI:10.24193/subbeuropaea.2023.2.14