Doing Business with Sheikh Tahnoon
Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan is one of the most powerful and richest people on earth. Does he ever earn a profit?
The Mystery of Havana Syndrome
Our newest project is a global hunt for answers about Havana Syndrome, a mysterious affliction affecting spies and diplomats on every continent except Antarctica. People have genuine physical symptoms and most victims recall hearing a mysterious grating sound at some point before they were affected. This one has the US
Is this the Year Jho is Arrested?
It's been a remarkable five years on the run for Low Taek Jho, a.k.a. Jho Low, one of the world's most infamous fraudsters. He went from one of the biggest spenders and patron of celebrities to an anonymous silhouette, playing his phones like a piano in shopping malls
Whale Hunting Merch
We are so grateful to all our subscribers and we have huge things planned for 2023. Please stick with us as we move into a higher gear across all of Project Brazen – more projects, better content and hopefully increased opportunities to interact with all of you As a holiday bonus,
FTX, a Whale Hunter's Delight
The FTX fraud is way worse and deeper than people realize. It's one of the greatest scandals of our time, with more than $10 billion stolen.
We Want to Hear from You
Over at Project Brazen, we're always growing and trying new things, but nothing matters more to us than serving you, our audience / collaborators / friends by providing you with the kind of insights and content you're interested in. For our favorite 10 submissions over the next two weeks, we will be
Corinna and the King
A note to our subscribers: Thank you so much for sticking with Whale Hunting over the last year. We've been publishing for just over one year and this is our 67th post. We are more excited about Whale Hunting than ever and are planning on expanding our coverage in the
The Rebel and the Kingdom
It's a busy period for Project Brazen and we're super-excited to share with you what we've been working on, including my new book THE REBEL AND THE KINGDOM. It's the product of many years of work, but especially the last two. For readers of Whale Hunting, here's an exclusive look
Is MBS the most powerful man in the world?
As a teenager, Mohammed bin Salman was obsessed by powerful men like Alexander the Great. No matter that he was so far down the line of succession that his elder half-brothers and cousins would guffaw at the prospect of him becoming king (or becoming anything), while sending him to the
Jho Low’s Millions
We've long known about some of Jho Low's Chinese business activities because a few of them were simply registered in his name. Ever since the F.B.I. and other global investigators began digging into the 1MDB scandal in 2015, Jho spent increasing amounts of time in China as we've
Kabul Falling
For the past six months, the team at Project Brazen have been working on a kaleidoscopic exploration of last year's events in Afghanistan. The footage of desperate Afghans clinging to the sides of cargo airplanes seems eons ago now, but the stories of escape and the Taliban's return to power