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Ben Judah

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(Journalist,deep state functionary)
Born1988
London,UK
NationalityUK
EthnicityJewish
Alma materLycée Français Charles de Gaulle,University of Oxford
ParentsTim Judah,Rosie Whitehouse
SpouseRosie Gray
Deep state functionary rotating between working think tanks like the Atlantic Council, and media outlets, where he gets access to high-profile interview objects.

Ben Judah is a Franco-British[1] journalist and deep state functionary, rotating between working for deep state-funded think tanks like the Atlantic Council, and media outlets, where he gets access to high-profile interview objects.

In 2018, the Integrity Initiative mentioned Judah as "first thoughts as to possible people" in their work to "identify and create a network of like minded people across Europe in NGOs and governments to focus on Russian influence and information. "[2]

Background

The son of author Tim Judah[3] - a part of the "The New Humanitarians" - and Rosie Whitehouse, he was born in London.

He is of Baghdadi Jewish descent. He spent a portion of his childhood in the Balkans[3] before returning to London where he attended the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle. He attended the University of Oxford.[4]

Career

From 2010 to 2012, he was a policy fellow in London at the European Council on Foreign Relations, a think-tank.[5] He has also been a visiting fellow at the European Stability Initiative in Istanbul.[1] From 2017 to 2020, he was a research fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington D.C.[6] In 2020, he joined the Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. as a Nonresident Senior Fellow.[7] Judah has written for various progressive and conservative think-tanks including The Center For American Progress (CAP) and Policy Exchange.[8][9] His work has also featured at The German Council on Foreign Relations.[10]

Work

His first book, Fragile Empire (2013), a study of Vladimir Putin's Russia, was published by Yale University Press.[11][12] His second book, This Is London, was published by Picador in 2016.

Judah has interviewed and profiled French President Emmanuel Macron, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak.[13][14][15] He has covered the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, the 2010 Color Revolution in Kyrgyzstan and the 2011 Color Revolution in Tunisia.[16][17][18] He was a regular contributor to the magazine Standpoint, reporting from the Caucasus, Siberia, Central Asia and Xinjiang.[19][20][21][22]

Judah has written for The New York Times and The Sunday Times. He has been a guest on CNN, BBC News and Channel 4 News and is a contributing writer for Politico Europe.[23]

In 2015, he was commended for the Feature Writer of the Year award at the British Press Awards.[24]

Judah's name appeared on the Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list in 2016.[25]

Personal life

Judah is married to BuzzFeed News reporter Rosie Gray.[26]


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://legrandcontinent.eu/fr/staff/ben-judah/
  2. ↑ see Document:Chris Donnelly Paris Brussels May 2016 v2
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/snowden-syria-vladimir-putin-s-cold-peace-with-the-west-1.1302
  4. ↑ https://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/ben-judah-feels-a-stranger-in-his-native-london/
  5. ↑ https://www.ecfr.eu/profile/C55
  6. ↑ http://www.hudson.org/experts/1167-ben-judah
  7. ↑ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/ben-judah/
  8. ↑ https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/reports/2021/02/26/495402/turning-tide-dirty-money/
  9. ↑ https://policyexchange.org.uk/publication/a-washington-strategy-for-british-diplomacy/
  10. ↑ https://dgap.org/en/research/publications/international-corporate-tax-reform
  11. ↑ Feinberg, Richard (November 2013). "Fragile Empire: How Russia Fell In and Out of Love with Vladimir Putin". Foreign Affairs. 92 (6).
  12. ↑ Tismaneanu, Vladimir (May 2014). "Reviewed Work: Fragile Empire: How Russia Fell In and Out of Love with Vladimir Putin by Ben Judah". International Affairs. 90 (3): 725–727.
  13. ↑ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/monsieur-le-president-2c86t5bqz
  14. ↑ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-magazine-interview-imran-khan-the-former-playboy-cricketer-and-would-be-pm-of-pakistan-lswtpthpz
  15. ↑ https://www.politico.eu/article/maharajah-of-the-yorkshire-dales
  16. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160309131457/http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/node/476
  17. ↑ https://foreignpolicy.com/2010/04/09/blood-in-the-streets-of-bishkek/
  18. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160309131415/http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/node/3809
  19. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160309155215/http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/node/2195
  20. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160309155644/http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/node/5378
  21. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160309132327/http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/node/3161
  22. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160309131523/http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/node/3406
  23. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/profile/ben-judah/?sh=2070c29f4861
  24. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170626062033/http://www.pressawards.org.uk/page-view.php?pagename=winners-2015
  25. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015947/https://www.forbes.com/pictures/glke45eml/ben-judah-27/
  26. ↑ https://politi.co/30ShMcJ
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