1.0Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satirehttps://iissonline.net/2026rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="w4V4W3SEIY"><a href="https://iissonline.net/2026/14376/">The Rise of Privatised Military Firms During and After the Cold War</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://iissonline.net/2026/14376/embed/#?secret=w4V4W3SEIY" width="600" height="338" title="“The Rise of Privatised Military Firms During and After the Cold War” — Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire" data-secret="w4V4W3SEIY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://iissonline.net/2026/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Motes 1 Mr Kindred Motes International Security Studies MA International Relations, University of Essex Autumn Term 2013 The Rise of Privatised Military Firms During and After the Cold War I. Introduction The end of the Cold War in 1991 marked … Continue reading →