{"title":"Douglas Farah","description":"\u003cp\u003eDOUGLAS FARAH is an American journalist, author, and national security consultant who served as West Africa bureau chief for \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e from 2000 to 2003. His books include \u003cem\u003eMerchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBlood from Stones: The Secret Financial Network of Terror\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFarah won the 1988 Sigma Delta Chi Distinguished Service Award for Foreign Correspondence. He holds a B.A. in Latin American studies and a B.S. in journalism from the University of Kansas and is president of IBI Consultants and a Senior Visiting Fellow at National Defense University’s Center for Complex Operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Farah works as a national security consultant, drawing on decades of foreign correspondence across Central America, the Caribbean, and West Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas lives in the Washington, D.C., area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas Farah’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"merchant-of-death","title":"Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Pos\u003c\/em\u003et\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRespected journalists Douglas Farah and Stephen Braun tell the incredible story of Viktor Bout, the Russian weapons supplier whose global network has changed the way modern warfare is fought. Bout’s vast enterprise of guns, planes, and money has fueled internecine slaughter in Africa and aided both militant Islamic fanatics in Afghanistan and the American military in Iraq. Combining spy thrills with crucial insights on the shortcomings of a U.S. foreign policy that fails to confront the lucrative and lethal arms trade that erodes global security, they show how Bout has successfully skirted every attempt to undo his enterprise and flourishes, while the worlds' premier intelligence services have largely given up the chase. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \"A riveting investigation of the world's most notorious arms dealer--a page-turner that digs deep into the amazing, murky story of Viktor Bout. Farah and Braun have exposed the inner workings of one of the world's most secretive businesses--the international arms trade.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Peter L. Bergen, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Osama bin Laden I Know\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/047026196X\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780470261965\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Douglas Farah","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43185552752856,"sku":"9780470261965","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43185552785624,"sku":"9781630269944","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470048665_FChigh_mockup_v2_1671036915_c252e85c-047f-4503-b2d5-6a0b33f2c3d6.jpg?v=1791983715"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-douglas-farah.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}