Ben Judah

Former Research Fellow

At A Glance:

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

Biography

Ben Judah was a research fellow with Hudson Institute's Kleptocracy Initiative from 2017 to 2020.

Judah was born in London and has traveled extensively in Russia, Central Asia, and the Levant. He has written for a wide range of publications, including the __New York Times__, __The American Interest__, the __Evening Standard__ and the __Financial Times__.

He is the author of "__Fragile Empire__":https://www.amazon.com/Fragile-Empire-Russia-Vladimir-Putin/dp/03001812… and "__This is London__":https://www.amazon.com/This-London-Life-Death-World/dp/1447272447/ref=s….

Events
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19
January 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Countering Global Kleptocracy: Prospects for the Biden Administration and the 117th Congress
Featured Speakers:
Abigail Bellows
Dr. Michael Carpenter
19
January 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Countering Global Kleptocracy: Prospects for the Biden Administration and the 117th Congress

Join Hudson Institute for a panel discussion with Hudson’s Kleptocracy Initiative and distinguished experts on opportunities for U.S. global leadershi

Featured Speakers:
Abigail Bellows
Dr. Michael Carpenter
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08
July 2020
Past Event
Video Event | U.K.-China Clash: A Conversation with Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP
Featured Speakers:
Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP
08
July 2020
Past Event
Video Event | U.K.-China Clash: A Conversation with Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 8.

Join Hudson Institute for a conversation with the former leader of the Co

Featured Speakers:
Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP
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08
June 2020
Past Event
Video Event | Is Britain Still a Global Intelligence Power?
Featured Speakers:
Sir John Sawers GCMG
08
June 2020
Past Event
Video Event | Is Britain Still a Global Intelligence Power?

**__Please be advised: This event will be premiering at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 3. You may view this event on Hudson’s website at or after i

Featured Speakers:
Sir John Sawers GCMG
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29
April 2020
Past Event
Video Event | A Conversation with Ambassador Karen Pierce: Is Britain Still a Global Power?
Featured Speakers:
Dame Karen Pierce DCMG
29
April 2020
Past Event
Video Event | A Conversation with Ambassador Karen Pierce: Is Britain Still a Global Power?

The events of 2020 have so far demonstrated not only the complexity and uncertainty of the world today, but also the requirement for global leaders to

Featured Speakers:
Dame Karen Pierce DCMG
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24
February 2020
Past Event
Transatlantic Initiatives to Counter Kleptocracy: A Post-Brexit Discussion with Andrew Mitchell MP
Featured Speakers:
Rt. Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP
24
February 2020
Past Event
Transatlantic Initiatives to Counter Kleptocracy: A Post-Brexit Discussion with Andrew Mitchell MP

The United States and the United Kingdom are home to the world’s two leading financial centers and cooperate closely in the fight against economic c

Featured Speakers:
Rt. Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP
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06
November 2019
Past Event
Countering Global Kleptocracy
Featured Speakers:
James Palmer
Alexandria Robins
Clay R. Fuller
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06
November 2019
Past Event
Countering Global Kleptocracy

Experts discuss global kleptocracy

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Featured Speakers:
James Palmer
Alexandria Robins
Clay R. Fuller
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17
June 2019
Past Event
Transatlantic Cooperation in an Era of Crisis and Competition
Featured Speakers:
Michel Duclos
François Godement
Ken Weinstein
17
June 2019
Past Event
Transatlantic Cooperation in an Era of Crisis and Competition

Experts discuss transatlantic cooperation

Featured Speakers:
Michel Duclos
François Godement
Ken Weinstein
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03
April 2019
Past Event
President to Powerbroker: The Future of Nursultan Nazarbayev’s Kazakhstan
Featured Speakers:
Marlene Laruelle
Erica Marat
Nate Schenkkan
03
April 2019
Past Event
President to Powerbroker: The Future of Nursultan Nazarbayev’s Kazakhstan

Experts discuss the resignation of Kazakhstan's president

Featured Speakers:
Marlene Laruelle
Erica Marat
Nate Schenkkan
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14
March 2019
Past Event
America’s Fight Against Russian Dark Money
Featured Speakers:
Franklin Foer
Elise Bean
14
March 2019
Past Event
America’s Fight Against Russian Dark Money

Experts discuss Russian kleptocracy

Featured Speakers:
Franklin Foer
Elise Bean
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06
September 2018
Past Event
The Enablers: How Western Professionals Import Corruption and Strengthen Authoritarianism
Featured Speakers:
Elise Bean
Mark Hays
06
September 2018
Past Event
The Enablers: How Western Professionals Import Corruption and Strengthen Authoritarianism

Charles Davidson, Elise Bean, Mark Hays, Ben Judah, and Nate Sibley discuss kleptocracy.

Featured Speakers:
Elise Bean
Mark Hays
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25
May 2018
Past Event
Dismantling Russian Transnational Crime Organizations: A Conversation with José Grinda Gonzalez
Featured Speakers:
Judge José Grinda Gonzalez
Sebastian Rotella
Members of the Spanish Guardia Civil during a raid targeting the Russian mafia in the southern resort of Marbella, September 26, 2017 (JORGE GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
25
May 2018
Past Event
Dismantling Russian Transnational Crime Organizations: A Conversation with José Grinda Gonzalez

Spain’s Judge José Grinda Gonzalez and U.S. experts discuss investigating and prosecuting Russian organized crime

Members of the Spanish Guardia Civil during a raid targeting the Russian mafia in the southern resort of Marbella, September 26, 2017 (JORGE GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Judge José Grinda Gonzalez
Sebastian Rotella
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17
April 2018
Past Event
Countering Russian Kleptocracy
Featured Speakers:
17
April 2018
Past Event
Countering Russian Kleptocracy

Kleptocratic regimes use corruption and as a means of control at home and a weapon of influence abroad. Russian oligarchs and other Kremlin agents hav

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01
December 2017
Past Event
Money Laundering for 21st Century Authoritarianism
Featured Speakers:
Raymond Baker
Gary Kalman
Brady Jay Olson
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01
December 2017
Past Event
Money Laundering for 21st Century Authoritarianism

Ben Judah, Raymond Baker, and Charles Davidson on the new report, Money Laundering for 21st Century Authoritarianism

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Featured Speakers:
Raymond Baker
Gary Kalman
Brady Jay Olson
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30
November 2017
Past Event
The United States of Anonymity: How America Became a Financial Secrecy Haven
Featured Speakers:
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Casey Michel
Jack Blum
Elise Bean
Mark Hays
Parts of the Panama Papers displayed in Tokyo, April 26, 2016 (Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
30
November 2017
Past Event
The United States of Anonymity: How America Became a Financial Secrecy Haven

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse speaks at the release of a new report from Hudson's Kleptocracy Initiative, The United States of Anonymity

Parts of the Panama Papers displayed in Tokyo, April 26, 2016 (Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Casey Michel
Jack Blum
Elise Bean
Mark Hays
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29
March 2017
Past Event
Kleptocracy and Democracy: A Discussion with Ben Judah
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Andras Simonyi
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29
March 2017
Past Event
Kleptocracy and Democracy: A Discussion with Ben Judah

Center for Transatlantic Relations at SAIS Johns Hopkins University and Hudson Institute's Kleptocracy Initiative host a discussion with Ben Judah

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Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Andras Simonyi
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20
October 2016
Past Event
The Kleptocracy Curse
Featured Speakers:
Karen Dawisha
20
October 2016
Past Event
The Kleptocracy Curse

Discussion of The Kleptocracy Curse, a report on kleptocracy, with Charles Davidson, Benjamin Haddad, Ben Judah, Thomas Firestone and Karen Dawisha

Featured Speakers:
Karen Dawisha
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19
October 2016
Past Event
The Threat of Kleptocracy: States Bordering the Russian Federation
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Rolandas Kriščiūnas
Karen Dawisha
Daniel Karson
Liudas Jurkonis
Jonas Grinevičius
Kurt Volker
David Kramer
Aivaras Abromavičius
19
October 2016
Past Event
The Threat of Kleptocracy: States Bordering the Russian Federation

Hudson Institute’s Kleptocracy Initiative hosts a discussion of the threats posed by kleptocracy to states bordering the Russian Federation.

Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Rolandas Kriščiūnas
Karen Dawisha
Daniel Karson
Liudas Jurkonis
Jonas Grinevičius
Kurt Volker
David Kramer
Aivaras Abromavičius
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29
June 2016
Past Event
After Brexit, What's Next for the EU?
Featured Speakers:
Manuel Lafont Rapnouil
Dalibor Rohac
Roland Freudenstein
29
June 2016
Past Event
After Brexit, What's Next for the EU?

Ben Judah, Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, Dalibor Rohac, Roland Freudenstein and Benjamin Haddad discuss the European Union following the UK's Brexit vote.

Featured Speakers:
Manuel Lafont Rapnouil
Dalibor Rohac
Roland Freudenstein
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14
December 2015
Past Event
Fighting Kleptocracy
Featured Speakers:
Natalie Sedletska
Roman Borisovich
Karen Dawisha
14
December 2015
Past Event
Fighting Kleptocracy

Ben Judah, Natalie Sedletska, Roman Borisovich, and Karen Dawisha talk kleptocracy and the West's role as a collaborator in kleptocratic governments.

Featured Speakers:
Natalie Sedletska
Roman Borisovich
Karen Dawisha
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn shake hands during the ITV Leaders Debate at Media Centre on November 19, 2019 in Salford, England. (ITV via Getty Images)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn shake hands during the ITV Leaders Debate at Media Centre on November 19, 2019 in Salford, England. (ITV via Getty Images)
Russia Has Already Won Britain’s Election
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Former Research Fellow
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Commentary
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The residence of British Ambassador Sir Kim Darroch is shown July 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Darroch resigned his position as UK Ambassador to the U.S. after publication of his memos about President Donald Trump. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The residence of British Ambassador Sir Kim Darroch is shown July 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Darroch resigned his position as UK Ambassador to the U.S. after publication of his memos about President Donald Trump. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Washington Changed. British Diplomacy Failed to Keep Pace.
Ben Judah
Former Research Fellow
Ben Judah
Commentary
8 Min Read
Erasmusbrug or Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 25 February 2018. (NurPhoto/Getty Images)
Erasmusbrug or Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 25 February 2018. (NurPhoto/Getty Images)
The City of Europe’s Future
Ben Judah
Former Research Fellow
Ben Judah
Commentary
2 Min Read
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media at the conclusion of a two-day EU summit on March 22, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media at the conclusion of a two-day EU summit on March 22, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
What Macron Got Wrong
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Ben Judah
Former Research Fellow
Ben Judah
Commentary
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