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
In recent weeks, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we’ve had a real-time lesson in the near impossibility of getting a solid handle on the net worth of the uber rich. It’s time, dear readers, to turn to Roman Abramovich for our Brazen Rich List.
This week, we have a new on-going feature at Whale Hunting: interviews with
authors about their forthcoming books. There's no more perfect book for us to
start with than the explosive, new work of Dutch journalist David de Jong.
He spent four years digging into this book despite
For our Brazen Rich List this week, we’re delving back into crypto. If you’re looking to survey undercounted wealth, there really is no better place to search than this new and fast-growing industry. So far, Changpeng Zhao, or CZ, the founder of crypto-trading platform Binance, is top of
by Alex Finley
Welcome to Vladivostok!
On March 31, Nord, the 142-meter megayacht reportedly owned by Alexei Mordashov, a Russian steel and mining magnate, became the first of a fleet of Russian oligarch megayachts to reach the port of Vladivostok since the imposition of sanctions due to Russia’s invasion
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
Kirk Wagar's career path has taken some interesting detours. Het set up his own law firm in Miami in the 1990s and has been involved in Democratic politics for over thirty years, acting as Florida Finance Chairman for President Obama's two election victories. In 2013, Obama
By Alex Finley
Now that a number of yachts allegedly owned by Russian oligarchs have been detained (nine, at the time of this writing), I thought we should take a look at what may happen next, practically speaking. Spoiler alert: no one really knows, and all the players in the
As the criminal trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker continues this week in New York, a key question is on everyone's lips: What did Goldman's senior ranks know about the involvement of Jho Low, a fugitive Malaysian businessman, in the 1MDB investment fund?
A former
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
