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Geopolitics and the dogs of war.

The privatisation of foreign affairs.

Aug 19, 2023
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Battle of Trenton, New Jersey, c1776, Library of Congress.

In this week’s Not in Dispatches, we look at the intersection of geopolitics and the world’s second-oldest profession (alongside all the others): mercenaries.

This is perhaps a natural jump from last week’s edition, in which we examined another constant in foreign affairs: organised crime. Like th…

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