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'
“Should we be resigning from all Russian yachts?”
This question was posed by an anonymous participant in an Instagram Q&A hosted in March by Nautilus International, a union for mariners, as the United Kingdom, European Union, and United States began sanctioning Russian oligarchs and setting out to freeze
Looming over some of the great scandals of recent years is a man who loves big yachts.
Surprised? No, I didn't think so.
The man I'm referring to is Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan, a princeling once seen as on an upward trajectory as the
If you watched the pilot from our new docuseries HIDDEN WORLDS, you'll remember "Oscar Zero," the former government surveillance specialist who ran the operation to follow me across London. I first met her years ago when we went on a walking tour of London and she
We have a special treat for subscribers today: early access to Hidden Worlds, a documentary series we're developing.
Here's the back story:
When I was at the Wall Street Journal reporting on international financial crime and business intrigue, I ran afoul of a few deep-pocketed bad
It's rare but every now and then a financial villain pops up that's stranger than fiction. They're almost too bad to be true.
In other words, they're everything you hope for in cracking open a new book about a fraud or a
by Alex Finley
So many yachts, so much drama. As we head into the fourth month of Russia’s war in Ukraine, we’ve seen escape plans thwarted, some allies becoming safe havens for the enemy, and several yachts still missing.
Here’s a roundup of where things currently float.
Prosecutors forced Glencore to plead guilty and pay fines, but the top executives who made billions from the IPO are enjoying their retirement unscathed.
Few monarchies in the world are of true relevance. The British House of Windsor is more a source of tourism dollars than a repository of real power. Spain's House of Bourbon is a mess.
But in the Middle East, royals hold undeniable power and their personalities have lasting
We are extremely proud to present to you Project Brazen's first documentary project, which was filmed in Ukraine this spring alongside the recording of our podcast series RESISTANCE.
In this 18-minute short documentary, you'll see some of the first footage of the villages and towns that
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
Today, Project Brazen brings you the first two episodes of “Resistance: Stories from Ukraine,” a special series chronicling the harrowing experiences of everyday Ukrainians amid the Russian invasion of their country.
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As Ukraine’s military has mounted an impressive defense on the frontlines, citizens across the