The spy world is full of people who try to cash in on their connections and know how when they leave government. Not everyone succeeds. Here Alan Suderman explores the case of Keith Alexander, who failed so badly at the manoeuvre his firm is now controlled by a Russian oligarch-linked businessman.

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