The Prisoner Swap Edition
On politics, Russia, and leverage
Re-running this from the archives in light of the Brittany Griner release. Paul Whelan remains in captivity. -Colin (CJN)
Colin here. There is a recurring scene in high-flying espionage dramas and le Carré novels: the prisoner swap. It is always in some sort of neutral territory—a bridge, an airstrip—where prisoners are walked across a dividing line. Mo…
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