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Robert Pelton

  • Founder and CEO, Xaerx
San Diego
As seen in: Bloomberg Businessweek, Daily Mail, Reuters, National Geographic, VICE, Wes Siler’s Newsletter, Analytical Chemistry, Foreign Policy Magazine, Outside Magazine, Virginia Quarterly Review and
Covers:  Conflict, Mercenaries, Jihadis, Global Criminal Networks, High Adventure
Doesn't Cover: Easy stories.
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Finding Private Bowe Bergdahl | VICE United States

Finding Private Bowe Bergdahl | VICE United States

Private Bowe Bergdahl is the personification of America's lack of purpose and clarity in its decade-long wars…

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Introducing the 'Saving South Sudan' Issue | VICE United Kingdom

Introducing the 'Saving South Sudan' Issue | VICE United Kingdom

The "Saving South Sudan" Issue of VICE is unlike anything done before in the 21-year history of the magazine.…

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The All-American Life and Death of Eric Harroun

The All-American Life and Death of Eric Harroun

Eric Harroun became a jihadist just after 10 PM on a crisp January night in 2013. The 30-year-old American wa…

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Saving South Sudan - Documentary

Saving South Sudan - Documentary

Read the entire issue devoted to South Sudan: http://www.vice.com/read/saving-south-sudan Late last year, Sou…

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The All-American Life and Death of Eric Harroun | VICE News

The All-American Life and Death of Eric Harroun | VICE News

Eric Harroun became a jihadist just after 10 PM on a crisp January night in 2013. The 30-year-old American wa…

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Afghanistan: The New War for Hearts and Minds | Men's Journal

Afghanistan: The New War for Hearts and Minds | Men's Journal

ROBERT YOUNG PELTON goes deep inside America's new, brainier strategy in Afghanistan and finds that, on the f…

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Inside Burma's Dirty War

Inside Burma's Dirty War

Inside Burma's Dirty War Robert Young Pelton heads deep inside the jungle of Burma to meet rebels, mercenarie…

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National Geographic on John Walker Lindh

National Geographic on John Walker Lindh

Inside the Afghan War Machine Author Robert Young Pelton is known for seeking danger, and in Afghanistan, he …

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Hijacked - By Robert Young Pelton

Hijacked - By Robert Young Pelton

See more photos of Somali pirates here. In October of last year, I set sail from Dubai on an aging 160-meter …

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Erik Prince, an American Commando in Exile - MensJournal.com

Erik Prince, an American Commando in Exile - MensJournal.com

In a humid, 88-degree summer swelter, Erik Prince pulls up on his Cannondale mountain bike drenched in sweat …

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Somali Pirates' Rich Returns

Somali Pirates' Rich Returns

Tucked behind the shouting dockworkers and fishermen cleaning their nets at the wharf in Bosaso, on the Gulf …

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A Weapon of Minor Destruction - By Robert Young Pelton

A Weapon of Minor Destruction - By Robert Young Pelton

On April 8, Eric Harroun will appear with his public defender in an Alexandria, Virginia, court to answer cha…

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VQR " The Black Zone

VQR " The Black Zone

Only subscribers may read this in its entirety. What follows is a free preview, truncated midway through. Aun…

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