Bradley Hope

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Heartbreak of Christopher Ahn

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For the last three years, I've been following the extraordinary story of Adrian Hong and his underground organization, Free Joseon, which is dedicated to taking down the North Korean regime and helping high-profile defectors escape. (The story is the subject of my new book THE REBEL AND THE

Whither the Yachts?

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By Siddhartha by Alex Finley Welcome to Vladivostok! 📰Get the full story—free with your email. This story is open to all and our work is available for free to anyone who signs up with their e-mail. But investigations like this aren't cheap. If you believe accountability journalism

The Mysterious Mercenaries Flooding into Ukraine

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By Lucy Woods Operating largely in the shadows, the Wagner Group has been dubbed the "Kremlin’s private army." Now in Ukraine, they are emerging from the shadows. In late February, The Times reported that 400 mercenaries were sent to Kyiv by order of the Kremlin. They are

CRAFT: The Constant Gardener

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In all my years of journalism, William "Bill" McMurry is the single most impressive law enforcement official I've ever met. He has what feels like the perfect combination of trustworthiness and resolve, open-mindedness and the ability to take on massive challenges. Tom and I first heard

CRAFT: Appeal to the Intellect

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Among the cadre of journalists writing about the opaque and often bizarre world of the world’s richest people – both legitimate and illegitimate – the writer Atossa Araxia Abrahamian has one of the most unique voices. Her book Cosmopolites: The Coming of the Global Citizen explores the hardly understood business of