The People’s Republic of America

Factions inside the American government believe they’ve struck a quiet accord with Beijing: share dominion over the world order, and divide the spoils. Beijing has other plans. Its side of the bargain includes an engineered pathogen with no counter, the world’s most capable assassins — and no intention of sharing anything.

When Whelan’s wife is taken as bait, the mission stops being geopolitical. The six other Dogs know exactly what happens next; they’ve just never had to do it with the whole world at stake.