Erik Prince, the controversial founder of Blackwater and longtime ally of Donald Trump, is mounting a major comeback. He has secured a new deal to “protect” the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) lucrative mineral sector and is pitching a privatized prison complex in El Salvador that critics say echoes Guantanamo Bay. In a letter dated Feb. 8,
What Do Congo’s Minerals and a Shadowy Prison Deal Have in Common? Erik Prince
Congo’s minerals, El Salvador’s prisons, and Trump’s war on dissent—Erik Prince is quietly at the center of it all.