Abstract: The subject of this research is the events and factors that have direct impact on the establishment, development, and activity of the private military companies (PMC) of the United States in terms of modern warfare in other countries. The goal of this work lies in analysis of the United States experience in use of the private military companies for achieving the military objectives alongside its effectiveness; determine the areas for future research of the activity of PMC; reveal the potential of international community aimed at regulation of the private military business. Attention to the legal facet of the issue substantiates the need for legislation and oversight for the action of PMC, which requires attention to the issues of ethical nature. Conclusions can be made that as long as the activity of the PMC is not meticulously studied and introduced into the legal field, the moral-ethical issues and problems of criminal punishment for the acts committed will remain unsolved. The services of PMC will continue to be in demand in the future by not only the U.S. government, but also private organizations and transnational corporations for achieving their personal goals.

Abstract: The subject of this research is the events and factors that have direct impact on the establishment, development, and activity of the private military companies (PMC) of the United States in terms of modern warfare in other countries. The goal of this work lies in analysis of the United States experience in use of the private military companies for achieving the military objectives alongside its effectiveness; determine the areas for future research of the activity of PMC; reveal the potential of international community aimed at regulation of the private military business. Attention to the legal facet of the issue substantiates the need for legislation and oversight for the action of PMC, which requires attention to the issues of ethical nature. Conclusions can be made that as long as the activity of the PMC is not meticulously studied and introduced into the legal field, the moral-ethical issues and problems of criminal punishment for the acts committed will remain unsolved. The services of PMC will continue to be in demand in the future by not only the U.S. government, but also private organizations and transnational corporations for achieving their personal goals.

Abstract: The subject of this research is the consequences and factors of aging in social policy in the United States, China, and Russia. The authors discuss in detail such aspects of the topic, as the consequences of aging in the countries and their impact upon their social policy. The authors emphasize that aging is accompanied by the active social policy in the United States, selective approach in China, and the lack of funding in Russia, in which over the recent time, can be seen a positive dynamics in resolving the problems of the elderly. Scientific novelty consists in the fact that basing on acquired data the comparative analysis, the authors identified a variety of structures and forms of implementation of social policy with regards to the elderly in the United States, China, and Russia.  Among the main conclusions are the following statements:
 
1. The level of socio-economic and political development, national-cultural alongside the demographic, and urban factors affect the peculiarities of social policy of the countries;
 
2. There are priorities in social policy of demographic aging, which take into account the heterogeneity of the older age groups, development of the traditional and new forms of protection and services, as well as national and ekistical specificity.