Ben Judah

Ben Judah (born 1988) is a British journalist and the author of This Is London and Fragile Empire.

Early life

The son of author/historian Tim Judah, Judah was born in London.[1] He is of Baghdadi Jewish descent. He spent a portion of his childhood in Romania[2] before returning to London where he was privately educated at the French Lycee. He attended Oxford University.[3]

Journalism

Judah has interviewed and profiled French President Emmanuel Macron, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak.[4] [5] [6] He has covered the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, the 2010 Kyrgyz Revolution and the 2011 Tunisian Revolution.[7][8][9] Since 2008, he has been a regular contributor to the magazine Standpoint, reporting from the Caucasus, Siberia, Central Asia and Xinjiang.[10][11][12][13]

From 2010 to 2012, he was a policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, a think-tank.[14] He has also been a Visiting Fellow at the European Stability Initiative in Istanbul.[15]

His first book Fragile Empire (2013), a study of Vladimir Putin's Russia, was published by Yale University Press.[16]

Judah has written for The New York Times, and The Sunday Times.[17][18] He has been a guest on CNN, BBC News and Channel 4 News and is a contributing writer for Politico Europe, for which he has reported on Britain.[19][20][21][22]

In 2015, he was highly commended for the Feature Writer of the Year award at the British Press Awards.[23]

His second book This Is London (2016) was published by Picador.[24]

Judah was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list in 2016.[25]

Bibliography
  • Fragile Empire. Yale University Press. 2013. ISBN 0300205228.
  • This Is London. Picador. 2016. ISBN 9781447272441.

Personal life

Judah is married to BuzzFeed reporter Rosie Gray. They reside in New York.

See also

References
  1. https://twitter.com/b_judah/status/671406944058531841/
  2. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/snowden-syria-vladimir-putin-s-cold-peace-with-the-west-1.1302183
  3. "Ben Judah feels like a stranger in his native London". The Spectator. February 6, 2016.
  4. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/monsieur-le-president-2c86t5bqz
  5. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-magazine-interview-imran-khan-the-former-playboy-cricketer-and-would-be-pm-of-pakistan-lswtpthpz
  6. https://www.politico.eu/article/maharajah-of-the-yorkshire-dales
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-02-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. Judah, Ben. "Blood in the Streets of Bishkek".
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-02-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-02-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-02-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-02-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-02-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "Ben Judah". www.ecfr.eu.
  15. "Ben Judah - About ESI - ESI". www.esiweb.org.
  16. "Fragile Empire | Yale University Press". yalebooks.yale.edu.
  17. Judah, Ben (December 3, 2015). "Opinion | The Tax Europe Can't Afford Not to Pay" – via NYTimes.com.
  18. Judah, Ben (August 24, 2014). "Bellow away, bigot. You don't scare me" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  19. "Putin's popularity might not be what it seems - CNN Video" – via edition.cnn.com.
  20. "Is Putin to blame for the plunging rouble?". December 19, 2014 – via www.bbc.com.
  21. "Follow the money: debate on sanctions against Russia". Channel 4 News.
  22. "Ben Judah". POLITICO. May 5, 2015.
  23. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-10-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  24. "Ben Judah". Pan Macmillan.
  25. "Ben Judah, 27". Forbes. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
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