Signal Private military actors taking strategic roles
Summary
Private military actors are moving into strategic rather than auxiliary roles, which UNDP links to blurred accountability and longer conflicts.
Classification
Main topicGeopolitics & Security
Secondary topicsDemocracy & Governance
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-25)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:53
Evidence 1
- The landscape of development: UNDP trends update 2026 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Strategy & Futures Team, Executive Office page=7;section=Theme 2: Conflict cascades 2026-02 accessed 2026-07-25
Part of trends 0
No objects.
Directly linked issues 1
- IssueConflict cascades1 trends · 6 signals
Relation types: direct_urgent
Public id: fm-c6eb5eeba12e